Cottage Grove Town, Wisconsin Population

Overview

3,814

Total Population

46.7

Median age

48.74%

Female population %

105.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

54

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cottage Grove town is 46.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cottage Grove town's population under 18 was 19.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cottage Grove town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cottage Grove town, 18.22% were under the age of 15, 14.50% aged 15 to 29, 48.27% aged 30 to 64, 18.30% aged 65 to 84, and 0.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 96 less females than males in Cottage Grove town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.74% females and 51.26% males in Cottage Grove Town, Wisconsin.
The Cottage Grove Town, Wisconsin gender ratio is 105.2:100 i.e. 105.2 men to 100 women (1.052).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 284.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 301.

Cottage Grove town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cottage Grove town population: 91.32% are White, 0.87% are Black or African American, 0.60% are Asian and 7.21% are multiracial.
Cottage Grove town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 54 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,76 (98.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cottage Grove town is White with a population of 3,483 (91.32% of the total population).

Cottage Grove town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,998 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Cottage Grove town's population decreased by 128 (3.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cottage Grove town's population increased by 67 (1.80%), 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 town's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,706.