Cottage Grove, MN Demographic Data
Cottage Grove, MN Summary
Cottage Grove is located in Washington County in Minnesota
- Population: 34,928
- Area: 37.49 sq. miles
- Land Area: 33.62 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.86 sq. miles
- Population Density: 931.73 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 896.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cottage Grove, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
18,181
51%
50.8
Male
17,451
49%
49.2
Total Population
35,632
323,128,000
Cottage Grove, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,730
7.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,851
8.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,528
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,730
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,047
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,589
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,968
13.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,358
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,203
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,985
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,078
5.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,149
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
416
1.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
25,551
71.7%
77.2
Female
12,958
50.7%
51.3
Male
12,593
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
24,257
68.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,826
13.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,643
10.2%
15.2
Female
2,027
55.6%
55.8
Male
1,616
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Cottage Grove, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
34,331
96.3%
96.8
White
30,283
85.0%
72.6
Black or African American
1,320
3.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
186
0.5%
0.8
Asian
2,143
6.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
166
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
39
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
131
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
78
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
426
1.2%
0.6
Other Asian
1,303
3.7%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
399
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,301
3.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,696
4.8%
17.8
Mexican
1,377
3.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
31
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
288
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
33,936
95.2%
82.2
Cottage Grove, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
437
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
686
3.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,122
26.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,646
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,891
12.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,921
21.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,043
9.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,123
4.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,623
95.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,964
30.6%
31.2
Cottage Grove, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,935
28.8%
33.7%
Now Married
15,778
57.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,320
8.4%
11.0%
Separated
256
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,234
4.5
5.8%
Cottage Grove, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
29,977
91.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,925
8.9%
21.6%
Spanish
806
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
319
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1,237
3.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
563
1.7%
1.1%
Cottage Grove, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
164
1.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
129
1.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
494
4.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
737
6.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,169
9.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,348
19.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,904
16.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,981
25.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,206
10.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
767
6.4%
6.4
Median household income
85,516
57,617
Per capita income
33,460
31,128
Cottage Grove, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
148
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,423
7.5%
9.8
Construction
1,147
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,368
23.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,505
7.9%
6.6
Information
258
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,590
13.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
840
4.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,535
8.1%
11.4
Public administration
1,278
6.7%
4.6
Retail trade
2,247
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,104
5.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
544
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,696
8.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,528
39.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,168
11.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,452
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,143
16.6%
18.1%
Cottage Grove, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
18,556
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,689
84.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,548
8.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
375
2.0%
5.1
Walked
59
0.3%
2.7
Other means
141
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
744
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.5
26.6
Cottage Grove, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
305
2.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,376
20.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,441
45.7%
37.1
3 or more
3,777
31.7%
21.0
Cottage Grove, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
11,899
96.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
10,243
86.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,656
13.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
460
3.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Cottage Grove, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,359
1 room
18
0.1%
2.4
2 rooms
49
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
427
3.5%
9.1
4 rooms
728
5.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,857
15.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,824
14.8%
17.8
7 rooms
2,222
18.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,952
15.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,282
26.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Cottage Grove, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,359
1-unit, detached
9,965
80.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,291
10.4%
5.9
2-units
58
0.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
287
2.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
112
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
242
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
288
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
116
0.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cottage Grove, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
174
1.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
21
0.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,225
9.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,604
13.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,501
20.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,376
11.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,221
26.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,995
16.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
211
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
31
0.3%
1.4%
Cottage Grove, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
10,395
87.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
128
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,278
10.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
37
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
38
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
14
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.1%
1.1
Cottage Grove, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,881
47295100.0
Less than $500
43
0.5%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
414
5.3%
10.3%
$500 to $999
642
8.1%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
756
9.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,246
15.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,270
28.8%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,510
31.8%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,632
46.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,535
19.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,085
13.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
592
7.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,029
13.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Cottage Grove, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,598
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
1.4%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
48
3.0%
1.9%
Less than $500
162
10.1%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
271
17.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
335
21.0%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
760
47.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
58
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,170
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
158
10.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
217
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
177
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
193
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
254
16.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
584
36.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
73
0.0%
0.0%
Cottage Grove, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
10,243
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
282
2.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
217
2.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
990
9.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,763
27.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,892
38.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,887
18.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
193
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
19
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
216,500
205,000