Cottage Grove, MN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

85%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cottage Grove	Minnesota	National
Income per capita	$40,333	$33,225	$29,829
Median household income	$102,600	$63,217	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$107,441	$77,618	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$61,136	$34,348	$35,192
Median earnings male	$57,186	$40,933	$36,919
Median earnings female	$44,124	$29,114	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	2.7%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cottage Grove is 35% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cottage Grove is 85% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cottage Grove is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cottage Grove is 82% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$68,393 $102,600 $205,200

City

$42,140 $63,217 $126,434

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Cottage Grove employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.4%	9.4%
Manufacturing sector	20.9%	20.9%
Financial & insurance services	6.4%	6.4%
Wholesale & retail services	14.3%	14.3%
Public administration	6.1%	6.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.4%	7.4%
Education, health & social services	9.5%	9.5%
Other	24.6%	24.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sunfish Lake, MN	525	$250,001	351.9%
Lake Elmo, MN	9,071	$145,433	162.9%
Lakeland Shores, MN	355	$120,000	116.9%
Mendota Heights, MN	11,339	$119,347	115.7%
Rosemount, MN	24,792	$110,573	99.9%
Cottage Grove, MN	37,120	$102,600	85.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greenfield, WI	37,117	$61,988	12.0%
Richmond West, FL	37,123	$76,358	38.0%
Mechanicsville, VA	37,141	$77,291	39.7%
Côte-Saint-Luc, QC	37,097	n/a
Aventura, FL	37,151	$65,893	19.1%
Cottage Grove, MN	37,120	$102,600	85.5%

Source: The Cottage Grove, MN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).