COMPARING TWO PLACES
River Road vs Cottage Grove
PLACE A
River Road, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Cottage Grove, Oregon
River Road is 18% smaller than Cottage Grove. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
RIVER ROADCOTTAGE GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,86210,851−18% vs Cottage Grove
Population density4,8932,803+2,090
Population growth–9.2%–
Median age39.338.9+0.4
Male48.3%51.0%−2.6 pts
Female51.7%49.0%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born7.1%4.6%+2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.3%79.6%−3.3 pts
Black0.5%0.5%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.4%9.9%+4.5 pts
Asian2.4%2.4%+0.0 pts
Other6.3%7.6%−1.3 pts
Median household income$81,589$80,875+$714
Per capita income$33,023$33,651−$628
Poverty rate14.5%10.7%+3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.387−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%21.1%+12.5 pts
Graduate degree14.7%8.6%+6.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%6.0%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation63.8%65.4%−1.6 pts
Median home value$397,800$346,600+$51,200
Median gross rent$1,633$1,254+$379
Owner-occupied66.9%59.0%+7.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%5.7%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households56.6%40.4%+16.3 pts
Average commute19.320.4−1.1
Worked from home14.0%9.7%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work1.5%1.2%+0.3 pts
Uninsured6.1%9.2%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024