Cottage Grove, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
60
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
47
2.69% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14%
21.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$36,250
6.45% 1-year decline
2023 Median Property Value
$137,500
112% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
24
41.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cottage Grove, TN 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.

100% of the residents in Cottage Grove, TN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Cottage Grove, TN was $137,500, and the homeownership rate was 96.2%.

Most people in Cottage Grove, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Cottage Grove, TN was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Cottage Grove, TN is home to a population of 60 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Cottage Grove, TN residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 4.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39 people) in Cottage Grove, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 5 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Cottage Grove, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cottage Grove, TN was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cottage Grove, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    39 ± 28
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    8 ± 10
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    5 ± 9
6.67%
Hispanic Population
4 people

In 2024, there were 4.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39 people) in Cottage Grove, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 5 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.67% of the people in Cottage Grove, TN are hispanic (4 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1 ± 20
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    1 ± 14
  3. Vietnam
    1 ± 20

Cottage Grove, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cottage Grove, TN employs 24 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cottage Grove, TN were Manufacturing (6 people), Transportation & Warehousing (5 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (5 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($41,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,375), and Transportation & Warehousing ($22,083).

Occupations

24
2024 Value
± 90
41.2%
1 Year growth
± 461%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cottage Grove, TN grew at a rate of 41.2%, from 17 employees to 24 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cottage Grove, TN, are Transportation Occupations (6 people), Management Occupations (5 people), and Material Moving Occupations (2 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cottage Grove, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (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.

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Employment by Industries

24
2024 Value
± 90
41.2%
1 Year growth
± 461%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cottage Grove, TN grew at a rate of 41.2%, from 17 employees to 24 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cottage Grove, TN, are Manufacturing (6 people), Transportation & Warehousing (5 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (5 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cottage Grove, TN, though some of these residents may live in Cottage Grove, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$28,750
Median earning men ± $15,646
$31,250
Median earning women ± $15,291

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($41,250) and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($22,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% 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 10.8%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cottage Grove, TN was $137,500 in 2023, which is 0.413 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $65,000 to $137,500, a 112% increase. The homeownership rate in Cottage Grove, TN is 96.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cottage Grove, TN have an average commute time of 32.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cottage Grove, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$137,500
Median Property Value 2023
±$132,609
$25
Median Property Taxes
±$40

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, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

96.2%
Homeownership
2024
69.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 96.2% of the housing units in Cottage Grove, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 100%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$36,250
Median Household Income
± $33,737
26
Number of Households
± 33

In 2024, the median household income of the 26 households in Cottage Grove, TN declined from $36,250 from the previous year's value of $38,750.

The following chart displays the households in Cottage Grove, TN 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cottage Grove, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (58.3%)
  2. Carpooled (33.3%)
  3. Public Transit (4.17%)

In 2024, 58.3% of workers in Cottage Grove, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (33.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (4.17%).

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.

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Commute Time

32.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cottage Grove, TN have a longer commute time (32.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.17% of the workforce in Cottage Grove, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cottage Grove, TN (8 out of 57 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cottage Grove, TN is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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Health

95% of the population of Cottage Grove, TN has health coverage, with 40% on employee plans, 16.7% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 10% on non-group plans, and 10% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.7% were men and 43.3% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.7% were men and 43.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

5%
Uninsured
40%
Employer Coverage
16.7%
Medicaid
18.3%
Medicare
10%
Non-Group
10%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cottage Grove, TN declined by 1.67% from 5.08% to 5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cottage Grove, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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