COMPARING TWO PLACES
Red Wing vs Cottage Grove
PLACE A
Red Wing, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Red Wing is 55% larger than Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove earns more, with a median household income $13,683 higher. Cottage Grove has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 1%).
RED WINGCOTTAGE GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population16,80510,851+55% vs Cottage Grove
Population density4822,803−2,321
Population growth0.5%9.2%−8.6 pts
Median age42.038.9+3.1
Male51.2%51.0%+0.2 pts
Female48.8%49.0%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born4.0%4.6%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%79.6%+4.1 pts
Black3.2%0.5%+2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%9.9%−2.6 pts
Asian0.8%2.4%−1.6 pts
Other5.0%7.6%−2.7 pts
Median household income$67,192$80,875−$13,683
Per capita income$40,751$33,651+$7,100
Poverty rate13.8%10.7%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.387+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%21.1%+4.2 pts
Graduate degree7.6%8.6%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%6.0%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation60.2%65.4%−5.2 pts
Median home value$237,300$346,600−$109,300
Median gross rent$969$1,254−$285
Owner-occupied72.2%59.0%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.4%5.7%−1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households51.2%40.4%+10.9 pts
Average commute19.620.4−0.8
Worked from home7.2%9.7%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work1.3%1.2%+0.2 pts
Uninsured10.0%9.2%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025