COMPARING TWO PLACES
Westfir vs Cottage Grove
PLACE A
Westfir, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Westfir is 98% smaller than Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove earns more, with a median household income $14,208 higher. Cottage Grove has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs 2%).
WESTFIRCOTTAGE GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population25310,851−98% vs Cottage Grove
Population density8062,803−1,997
Population growth2.4%9.2%−6.8 pts
Median age62.338.9+23.4
Male49.0%51.0%−2.0 pts
Female51.0%49.0%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born1.6%4.6%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.0%79.6%+16.4 pts
Black1.2%0.5%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%9.9%−8.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other1.6%7.6%−6.0 pts
Median household income$66,667$80,875−$14,208
Per capita income$35,100$33,651+$1,449
Poverty rate15.4%10.7%+4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3410.387−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%21.1%−9.3 pts
Graduate degree5.2%8.6%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%6.0%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation52.5%65.4%−12.8 pts
Median home value$301,800$346,600−$44,800
Median gross rent$1,125$1,254−$129
Owner-occupied89.8%59.0%+30.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%5.7%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households61.5%40.4%+21.2 pts
Average commute23.320.4+2.9
Worked from home12.3%9.7%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.9%1.2%−0.3 pts
Uninsured3.2%9.2%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025