Cottage Grove, OR

Census Place

2024 Population

10,698

US Senator

Ron Wyden

Democratic Party

US Senator

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.9

1.02% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.7%

25.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,875

26.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$346,600

Population & Diversity

Cottage Grove, OR is home to a population of 10.7k people, from which 98.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.55% of Cottage Grove, OR residents were born outside of the country (487 people).

In 2024, there were 15.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.52k people) in Cottage Grove, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 536 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 513 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Cottage Grove, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cottage Grove, OR was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cottage Grove, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cottage Grove, OR

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.52k ± 533
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
536 ± 245
Other (Hispanic)
513 ± 291

9.87%

Hispanic Population

1.06k people

9.87% of the people in Cottage Grove, OR are hispanic (1.06k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cottage Grove, OR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
144,017 ± 9,158 people
Vietnam
20,980 ± 3,547 people
India
20,652 ± 3,520 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 144,017 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 20,980 and India with 20,652.

Foreign-Born Population

4.55%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

487 people

3.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

390 people

As of 2024, 4.55% of Cottage Grove, OR residents (487 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cottage Grove, OR was 3.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cottage Grove, OR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
217 ± 124
Gulf War (1990s)
101 ± 77
Gulf War (2001-)
52 ± 53

Cottage Grove, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cottage Grove, OR.

Economy

The economy of Cottage Grove, OR employs 5.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cottage Grove, OR were Retail Trade (852 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (827 people), and Manufacturing (629 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,315), Public Administration ($62,772), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($58,250).

Employment

Occupations

5.28k

2024 Value

± 602

2.58%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cottage Grove, OR grew at a rate of 2.58%, from 5.15k employees to 5.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cottage Grove, OR, are Sales & Related Occupations (537 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (507 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (490 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cottage Grove, OR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Oregon.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Oregon (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.28k

2024 Value

± 602

2.58%

1 Year growth

± 15.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cottage Grove, OR grew at a rate of 2.58%, from 5.15k employees to 5.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cottage Grove, OR, are Retail Trade (852 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (827 people), and Manufacturing (629 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cottage Grove, OR, though some of these residents may live in Cottage Grove, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,607

Median earning men ± $5,417

$35,972

Median earning women ± $5,177

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($125,045), Wholesale Trade ($63,558), and Construction ($54,852).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($69,375), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,063), and Public Administration ($62,692).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cottage Grove, OR was $346,600 in 2024, which is 1.04 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $318,800 to $346,600, a 8.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Cottage Grove, OR is 59%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cottage Grove, OR have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cottage Grove, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$346,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,944

$2,493

Median Property Taxes

±$344

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cottage Grove, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cottage Grove, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59%

Homeownership

2024

67.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59% of the housing units in Cottage Grove, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cottage Grove, OR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,875

Median Household Income

± $11,657

4.23k

Number of Households

± 517

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.23k households in Cottage Grove, OR grew to $80,875 from the previous year's value of $64,133.

The following chart displays the households in Cottage Grove, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cottage Grove, OR is from Oregon.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Oregon

0.461

2023 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2024, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.412% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oregon across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73%)
Carpooled (9.72%)
Worked At Home (9.7%)

In 2024, 73% of workers in Cottage Grove, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.72%) and those who worked at home (9.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cottage Grove, OR have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.992% of the workforce in Cottage Grove, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cottage Grove, OR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cottage Grove, OR (1.12k out of 10.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cottage Grove, OR is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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