With 60 people, Cottage Grove is a city in Tennessee. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. The median age is 47.0, about 8 years above the US median. Households here earn about 48% less than in Tennessee as a whole. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,250, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
96% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cottage Grove
What changed most since 1990
Median age52.5 → 47.0(−5.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share96.9% → 65.0%(−31.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate3.1% → 14.0%(+10.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)14.3%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.3%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 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
64
$46,501
$97,203
8.0%
7.6
2000
97
$45,541
$94,544
15.6%
5.1
2010
88
$64,736
$64,736
21.6%
5.6
2020
66
$52,161
–
21.4%
50.1
2024
60
$36,250
–
21.4%
63.7
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.
