With 10,698 people, Cottage Grove is a city in Oregon. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. There are 2,764 people per square mile. 2,253 more people live here than in 2000. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 20 minutes.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,875, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cottage Grove
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$126,724 → $346,600(+174%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.1% → 21.1%(+6.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$51,323 → $80,875(+58%)US over the same years: +14%
Cottage Grove's population equals 2.8% of Lane County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 1.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.8% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.5%(52)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.3%(110)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era47.9%(217)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(26)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 453 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cottage Grove, decade by decade
Cottage Grove population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,402
$51,323
$126,724
15.1%
10.6
2000
8,445
$55,455
$204,390
10.4%
22.2
2010
9,686
$60,017
$246,715
11.7%
30.6
2020
10,574
$61,529
$261,922
22.2%
45.4
2024
10,698
$80,875
$346,600
21.1%
43.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
