CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cottage Grove

Wisconsin · 1,131 residents · 4.69 sq mi

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With 1,131 people, Cottage Grove is a city in Wisconsin. There are 2,928 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 35% more than in Wisconsin as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.0% of people here. Median household income runs $39,891, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Median home value sits at $69,400.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 44%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,131

−72%vs 2000

vs 4,059 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 31.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.5%(119)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(102)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(85)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195%(56)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(75)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.2%(274)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(190)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(93)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(66)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,891

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,628 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,583

−47%vs 2000

vs $25,777 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,400

−44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $164,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$565

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $819 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.5% in 2000

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(3,836)

Black1.8%(74)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(73)

Asian0.5%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(1,125)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(18)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0.4%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(261)

Puerto Rican0.9%(79)

South American0.8%(70)

Ecuadorian0.5%(45)

Colombian0.3%(25)

Spaniard0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Hmong2.3%(194)

Asian Indian2.2%(187)

Chinese0.8%(71)

Filipino0.6%(53)

Vietnamese0.2%(14)

Ancestry

German37.9%(3,228)

Irish13.3%(1,133)

Norwegian11.9%(1,013)

English5.8%(494)

Polish5.1%(437)

French5%(428)

Scottish4.1%(353)

Italian4%(340)

Dutch3.2%(276)

American3%(256)

Swedish2.5%(214)

Czech1.9%(160)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African1.1%(91)

Ethiopian1.1%(91)

French Canadian1%(81)

West Indian0.9%(79)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(35)

Lithuanian0.4%(34)

Finnish0.4%(31)

British0.3%(25)

Armenian0.2%(19)

Welsh0.2%(19)

Austrian0.2%(14)

Danish0.2%(14)

Hungarian0.2%(13)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Russian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.2%

−16.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.6%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+65%vs 2000

vs 11.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.8%(1,061)

Married62.7%(2,234)

Widowed3.3%(119)

Divorced4.2%(148)

Women 15+

Never married26.3%(860)

Married59.7%(1,955)

Widowed6.8%(224)

Divorced7.2%(236)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 3.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

79.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.0%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 89.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.5%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)17.8%(87)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(43)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.6%(96)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 489 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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