91.1% of residents of Cottage Grove speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English less than very well).
5.7% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.2% of residents of Cottage Grove speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English less than very well).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
67.2% of residents of Cottage Grove speak English at home.
32.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
20.3% of residents of Cottage Grove speak English at home.
18.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English less than very well).
61.0% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.1% (25,457)
Foreign born:
23.6% (121)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.9% (760)
Foreign born:
76.4% (391)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
98.7% (965)
Foreign born:
16.6% (82)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
1.3% (13)
Foreign born:
83.4% (412)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
16.5% (59)
Foreign born:
14.5% (118)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
83.5% (298)
Foreign born:
85.5% (693)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
74.1% (261)
Foreign born:
42.6% (66)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
25.9% (91)
Foreign born:
57.4% (89)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:
98.8% (894)
Foreign born:
100.0% (17)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
97.7% (24,768)
Foreign born:
45.9% (106)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
2.3% (590)
Foreign born:
54.1% (125)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
77.8% (914)
Foreign born:
11.5% (48)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
22.2% (261)
Foreign born:
88.5% (371)
857 residents are foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.6% Africa, 0.5% Europe, 0.3% Latin America).
This city:
2.8%
Minnesota:
5.3%
Median age by place of birth - Cottage Grove
Place of birth - Cottage Grove White
Place of birth - Cottage Grove Black or African American
Place of birth - Cottage Grove American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Cottage Grove Asian
Place of birth - Cottage Grove Other race
Place of birth - Cottage Grove Two or more races
Place of birth - Cottage Grove White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Cottage Grove Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Cottage Grove
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Cottage Grove
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Cottage Grove
Place of birth by age - Cottage Grove
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.0%
Now married: 61.5%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 0.7%
Divorced: 7.7%
Females:
Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 60.4%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 5.3%
Divorced: 9.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
69.5% (484)
Unmarried:
30.5% (212)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
57.4% (4,136)
Unmarried:
42.6% (3,070)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 25.6%
Now married: 71.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 3.0%
Females:
Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 68.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 1.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
61.9% (130)
Unmarried:
38.1% (80)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
78.2% (158)
Unmarried:
21.8% (44)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 38.1%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 61.9%
Females:
Never married: 51.9%
Now married: 48.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
48.1% (13)
Unmarried:
51.9% (14)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.9%
Now married: 64.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 58.6%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 1.7%
Divorced: 14.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (41)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.0% (198)
Unmarried:
46.0% (169)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 44.6%
Now married: 55.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 32.6%
Now married: 55.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 11.8%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.6% (80)
Unmarried:
44.4% (64)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 56.0%
Now married: 31.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 12.5%
Females:
Never married: 43.3%
Now married: 26.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 23.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (27)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
16.0% (24)
Unmarried:
84.0% (126)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.1%
Now married: 61.2%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 0.7%
Divorced: 7.9%
Females:
Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 61.4%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 8.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
82.6% (484)
Unmarried:
17.4% (102)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.0% (3,999)
Unmarried:
42.0% (2,897)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.3%
Now married: 64.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 23.4%
Now married: 43.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 32.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (110)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
48.2% (204)
Unmarried:
51.8% (219)
Ancestries in Cottage Grove
German - 13,219 (43.2%)
Irish - 4,473 (14.6%)
Norwegian - 4,374 (14.3%)
Other - 3,968 (13.0%)
Swedish - 2,662 (8.7%)
French - 1,844 (6.0%)
English - 1,723 (5.6%)
Polish - 1,619 (5.3%)
Italian - 1,404 (4.6%)
United States - 763 (2.5%)
Czech - 584 (1.9%)
Dutch - 577 (1.9%)
French Canadian - 568 (1.9%)
Danish - 506 (1.7%)
Swiss - 222 (0.7%)
Scottish - 203 (0.7%)
Subsaharan African - 184 (0.6%)
Russian - 180 (0.6%)
Scotch-Irish - 178 (0.6%)
Hungarian - 156 (0.5%)
Ukrainian - 82 (0.3%)
Arab - 64 (0.2%)
Welsh - 64 (0.2%)
Greek - 38 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 38 (0.1%)
Slovak - 28 (0.09%)
Portuguese - 2 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 26,009 (92.5%)
Black or African American: 1,369 (89.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 66 (80.5%)
Asian: 944 (74.0%)
Other race: 446 (82.1%)
Two or more races: 806 (77.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 24,855 (92.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,480 (87.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 953 (3.4%)
Black or African American: 123 (8.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 16 (19.5%)
Asian: 280 (22.0%)
Two or more races: 163 (15.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 927 (3.4%)
Hispanic or Latino: 26 (1.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 884 (3.1%)
Black or African American: 12 (0.8%)
Asian: 20 (1.6%)
Other race: 81 (14.9%)
Two or more races: 67 (6.5%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 884 (3.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 148 (8.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
2.8%
5.3%