Cornelius vs Forest Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Cornelius and Forest Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Cornelius and Forest Grove are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Forest Grove has the higher population (26,406 vs 13,700 in Cornelius). Cornelius has the higher median household income ($90,071 vs $81,998 in Forest Grove). Forest Grove has the higher median home value ($464,300 vs $419,000 in Cornelius).

Population, income & housing

	Cornelius	Forest Grove
Population	13,700	26,406
Median age	35.4 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$90,071	$81,998
Median home value	$419,000	$464,300
Median gross rent	$1,475	$1,393
Housing units	4,673	9,110
Homeownership rate	72.1%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornelius	Forest Grove
Population	12,638 → 13,700 (+8.4%)	24,457 → 26,406 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$67,207 → $90,071 (+34.0%)	$64,172 → $81,998 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$263,000 → $419,000 (+59.3%)	$319,200 → $464,300 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,475 (+33.8%)	$1,081 → $1,393 (+28.9%)

Cornelius

Population

12,63813,700

Median household income

$67,207$90,071

Median home value

$263,000$419,000

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,475

Forest Grove

Population

24,45726,406

Median household income

$64,172$81,998

Median home value

$319,200$464,300

Median gross rent

$1,081$1,393

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornelius	Forest Grove
Under 5	4.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	13.6%
25 to 34	14.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	17.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.4%
75 and over	2.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornelius	Forest Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	41.8%	60.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	52.5%	30.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornelius	Forest Grove
No high school diploma	23.1%	11.2%
High school graduate	27.6%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornelius	Forest Grove
Drove alone	70.1%	67.5%
Carpooled	12.2%	8.8%
Public transit	5.7%	4.6%
Walked	2.0%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	1.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	9.4%
Other means	1.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornelius	Forest Grove
1-unit, detached	69.3%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	8.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Cornelius	Forest Grove
Poverty rate	9.3%	13.4%
Average household size	2.97	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1990	1983