Cottage Grove, MN

Census Place

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    US Senator
    N/AAmy Klobuchar
    Democratic(DFL) Party
    US Senator
    N/ATina Smith
    Democratic(DFL) Party
    2024 Median Age
    36.5
    0.815% 1-year decrease

    About

    None of the households in Cottage Grove, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    97.1% of the residents in Cottage Grove, MN are U.S. citizens.

    Population & Diversity

    Cottage Grove, MN is home to a population of N/A people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of Cottage Grove, MN residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

    Citizenship

    97.1%
    2024 Citizenship
    97.7%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 97.1% of Cottage Grove, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cottage Grove, MN was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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    Economy

    Employment by Industry Sector

    Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.
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    2.26%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

    Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    US Senators from Minnesota

    N/AAmy Klobuchar
    Senator from Minnesota1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2007
    The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
    N/ATina Smith
    Senator from Minnesota2
    Assumed office on January 3, 2018
    Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

    Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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    Housing & Living

    Rent vs Own

    88.2%
    Homeownership
    2024
    68.5%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 88.2% of the housing units in Cottage Grove, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 88.4%.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Cottage Grove, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cottage Grove, MN have 2 cars.

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