COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vermillion vs Cottage Grove
PLACE A
Vermillion, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Vermillion is 8% larger than Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove earns more, with a median household income $30,419 higher.
VERMILLIONCOTTAGE GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population11,72010,851+8% vs Cottage Grove
Population density2,5142,803−289
Population growth10.6%9.2%+1.5 pts
Median age23.138.9−15.8
Male50.2%51.0%−0.7 pts
Female49.8%49.0%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born4.3%4.6%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.9%79.6%+2.3 pts
Black2.0%0.5%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%9.9%−6.3 pts
Asian3.8%2.4%+1.3 pts
Other8.8%7.6%+1.1 pts
Median household income$50,456$80,875−$30,419
Per capita income$26,468$33,651−$7,183
Poverty rate24.4%10.7%+13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.387+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%21.1%+29.4 pts
Graduate degree24.0%8.6%+15.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.5%6.0%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation68.6%65.4%+3.2 pts
Median home value$219,000$346,600−$127,600
Median gross rent$764$1,254−$490
Owner-occupied42.0%59.0%−17.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%5.7%+2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households45.8%40.4%+5.4 pts
Average commute16.920.4−3.5
Worked from home6.4%9.7%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work1.9%1.2%+0.7 pts
Uninsured9.5%9.2%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025