Cottage Grove is a growing community, with the population expected to rise to nearly 38,000 by 2018.¹ 

Population²                              34,689
Households²                          11,542
Average Household Size²     3.0   
Median Age¹                            33.77

Large number of young families

44.9% of households in Cottage Grove have one or more people under age 18, compared to 31.8% statewide.²  
 

Highly Educated Population

Cottage Grove residents are more highly educated than the state and nation, with 32.7% of adults having earned a Bachelor’s Degree or higher.²

 

Racial Composition

Hispanic Population³      5.1%
Non-Hispanic³             94.9%

¹Applied Graphic  Solutions, 2013; Accessed via greatermsp.org        
²U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates, 2009-2011.
³U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010.