Cottage Grove

Population: 7,906
Median household income: $132,717
Median home value: $401,900

Cottage Grove is a community in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to 7,906 residents. Its median household income of $132,717 runs above the Dane County figure of $88,108.

From 2019 to 2023, Cottage Grove's population grew 12.6% from 7,020 to 7,906, while its median home value rose 44.8% from $277,500 to $401,900.

The median resident is 40.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,906
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $132,717
Median home value: $401,900
Median gross rent: $1,500
Housing units: 3,328
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0207,906

Median household income

$99,322$132,717

Median home value

$277,500$401,900

Median gross rent

$1,232$1,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,020	$99,322	$277,500	$1,232
2020	7,086	$99,858	$294,300	$1,192
2021	7,255	$118,433	$327,100	$1,418
2022	7,567	$123,750	$361,100	$1,453
2023	7,906	$132,717	$401,900	$1,500

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	580	7.3%
5 to 17	1,461	18.5%
18 to 24	413	5.2%
25 to 34	942	11.9%
35 to 44	1,308	16.5%
45 to 54	1,316	16.6%
55 to 64	815	10.3%
65 to 74	503	6.4%
75 and over	568	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,608	83.6%
Black or African American	27	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	682	8.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	424	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate16.5%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree33.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	1.8%
High school graduate	901	16.5%
Some college or associate's	1,480	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,813	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,160	21.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,438	75.6%
Carpooled	222	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	0.7%
Bicycle	16	0.4%
Worked from home	840	18.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	640	17.3%
15 to 29 min	1,683	45.4%
30 to 44 min	1,109	29.9%
45 to 59 min	172	4.6%
60+ min	106	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 3.2% (256 of 7,891)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,398	72.7%
Nonfamily households	900	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,298	99.1%
Vacant	30	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,526	76.6%
Renter-occupied	772	23.4%

1-unit, detached64.3%

1-unit, attached10.0%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units14.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,139	64.3%
1-unit, attached	332	10.0%
2 to 4 units	263	7.9%
5 to 19 units	125	3.8%
20 or more units	469	14.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5517175
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.0922, -89.2053