Cornelius vs Sherwood

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

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

Sherwood has the higher population (20,227 vs 13,700 in Cornelius). Sherwood has the higher median household income ($110,616 vs $90,071 in Cornelius). Sherwood has the higher median home value ($564,200 vs $419,000 in Cornelius).

Population, income & housing

	Cornelius	Sherwood
Population	13,700	20,227
Median age	35.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$90,071	$110,616
Median home value	$419,000	$564,200
Median gross rent	$1,475	$1,967
Housing units	4,673	7,136
Homeownership rate	72.1%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	49.5%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cornelius	Sherwood
Population	12,638 → 13,700 (+8.4%)	19,625 → 20,227 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$67,207 → $90,071 (+34.0%)	$103,512 → $110,616 (+6.9%)
Median home value	$263,000 → $419,000 (+59.3%)	$405,900 → $564,200 (+39.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,475 (+33.8%)	$1,485 → $1,967 (+32.5%)

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

Sherwood

Population

19,62520,227

Median household income

$103,512$110,616

Median home value

$405,900$564,200

Median gross rent

$1,485$1,967

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cornelius	Sherwood
Under 5	4.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	19.2%	24.6%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	14.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	17.6%	18.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	7.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	5.9%
75 and over	2.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cornelius	Sherwood
White (non-Hispanic)	41.8%	78.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.5%	9.0%
Hispanic or Latino	52.5%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cornelius	Sherwood
No high school diploma	23.1%	3.7%
High school graduate	27.6%	13.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cornelius	Sherwood
Drove alone	70.1%	66.5%
Carpooled	12.2%	7.2%
Public transit	5.7%	0.4%
Walked	2.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	23.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cornelius	Sherwood
1-unit, detached	69.3%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	6.1%
20 or more units	2.3%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Cornelius	Sherwood
Poverty rate	9.3%	4.0%
Average household size	2.97	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	30	24
Median year structure built	1990	1997