Cottage Grove, TN Population

Overview

68

Total Population

44.0

Median age

55.88%

Female population %

78.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

74.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cottage Grove is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cottage Grove's population under 18 was 26.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cottage Grove's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cottage Grove, 26.47% were under the age of 15, 13.24% aged 15 to 29, 44.12% aged 30 to 64, 13.24% aged 65 to 84, and 2.94% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 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 55.88% females and 44.12% males in Cottage Grove, TN.
The Cottage Grove, TN gender ratio is 78.9:100 i.e. 78.9 men to 100 women (0.789).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 5.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 6.

Cottage Grove's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cottage Grove population: 89.71% are White, 1.47% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 8.82% are multiracial.
Cottage Grove's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 67 (98.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cottage Grove is White with a population of 61 (89.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 94 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Cottage Grove's population decreased by 4 (4.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cottage Grove's population decreased by 23 (25.84%), 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 2020 at 66.