Cottage Grove

Population: 10,630
Median household income: $64,133
Median home value: $318,800

Cottage Grove is a community in Lane County, Oregon, home to 10,630 residents. At $64,133, its median household income sits below Lane County's $69,311.

From 2019 to 2023, Cottage Grove's population grew 4.4% from 10,182 to 10,630, while its median home value rose 65.5% from $192,600 to $318,800.

74.7% of workers drive to work alone. 65.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,630
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $64,133
Median home value: $318,800
Median gross rent: $1,031
Housing units: 4,408
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,18210,630

Median household income

$47,752$64,133

Median home value

$192,600$318,800

Median gross rent

$868$1,031

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,182	$47,752	$192,600	$868
2020	10,302	$50,765	$216,100	$823
2021	10,569	$52,994	$236,000	$924
2022	10,583	$60,219	$286,300	$987
2023	10,630	$64,133	$318,800	$1,031

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	464	4.4%
5 to 17	1,800	16.9%
18 to 24	1,426	13.4%
25 to 34	1,022	9.6%
35 to 44	1,713	16.1%
45 to 54	1,485	14.0%
55 to 64	1,036	9.7%
65 to 74	963	9.1%
75 and over	721	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,334	78.4%
Black or African American	21	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	105	1.0%
Asian	387	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	55	0.5%
Two or more races	856	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	866	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's41.0%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	563	8.1%
High school graduate	2,095	30.2%
Some college or associate's	2,847	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	857	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	578	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,824	74.7%
Carpooled	499	9.7%
Public transit	20	0.4%
Walked	341	6.7%
Bicycle	11	0.2%
Worked from home	427	8.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,095	44.6%
15 to 29 min	1,185	25.2%
30 to 44 min	1,076	22.9%
45 to 59 min	113	2.4%
60+ min	226	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 14.3% (1,487 of 10,379)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,651	62.3%
Nonfamily households	1,607	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,258	96.6%
Vacant	150	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,429	57.0%
Renter-occupied	1,829	43.0%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,864	65.0%
1-unit, attached	260	5.9%
2 to 4 units	341	7.7%
5 to 19 units	318	7.2%
20 or more units	296	6.7%
Mobile home & other	329	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4115950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.7959, -123.0572