COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waterloo vs Cottage Grove
PLACE A
Waterloo, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Waterloo is 98% smaller than Cottage Grove. Waterloo earns more, with a median household income $7,875 higher. Cottage Grove has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
WATERLOOCOTTAGE GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population23010,851−98% vs Cottage Grove
Population density1,8852,803−918
Population growth-3.1%9.2%−12.2 pts
Median age49.538.9+10.6
Male59.4%51.0%+8.4 pts
Female40.6%49.0%−8.4 pts
Foreign-born0.9%4.6%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%79.6%+9.0 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%9.9%−5.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other7.4%7.6%−0.2 pts
Median household income$88,750$80,875+$7,875
Per capita income$34,710$33,651+$1,059
Poverty rate3.5%10.7%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3240.387−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%21.1%−10.1 pts
Graduate degree6.2%8.6%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%6.0%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation52.0%65.4%−13.4 pts
Median home value$293,800$346,600−$52,800
Median gross rent$1,167$1,254−$87
Owner-occupied95.5%59.0%+36.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%40.4%+9.6 pts
Average commute34.020.4+13.7
Worked from home19.8%9.7%+10.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured6.6%9.2%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025