Cottage Grove, MN Population

Overview

38,582

Total Population

36.3

Median age

50.06%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

51.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,642

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cottage Grove's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cottage Grove is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cottage Grove's population under 18 was 26.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cottage Grove's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cottage Grove, 22.25% were under the age of 15, 18.71% aged 15 to 29, 47.19% aged 30 to 64, 10.55% aged 65 to 84, and 1.29% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 more females than males in Cottage Grove:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.06% females and 49.94% males in Cottage Grove, MN.
The Cottage Grove, MN gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 2,011.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,723.

Cottage Grove's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cottage Grove population: 82.66% are White, 4.99% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.75% are Asian, 0.16% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.93% are some other race and 4.49% are multiracial.
Cottage Grove's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,642 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 36,94 (95.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cottage Grove is White with a population of 31,892 (82.66% of the total population).

Cottage Grove's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 41,033 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Cottage Grove's population increased by 4,045 (13.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cottage Grove's population increased by 4,272 (12.31%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cottage Grove's population was lowest in year 2000 at 30,670.