17.4% of Cottage Grove, OR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 30.5% greater than the poverty level of 12.1% across the entire state of Oregon. 14.2% of high school graduates and 20.2% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.7% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.3%. For comparison, it was 24.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Cottage Grove, OR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Cottage Grove:
17.4%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Cottage Grove:
6.1%
Whole state:
5.9%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Cottage Grove:
30.7%
Oregon:
21.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 16.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Cottage Grove:
35.4%
Oregon:
27.8%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.3%
Residents above poverty level:
24.4%
Poverty by age in Cottage Grove, OR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Cottage Grove,OR (percentage below poverty level)
20.8%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
27.0%6 to 11 years
6.5%12 to 14 years
25.4%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
16.4%18 to 24 years
21.5%25 to 34 years
10.4%35 to 44 years
9.6%45 to 54 years
34.4%55 to 64 years
3.2%65 to 74 years
1.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Cottage Grove,OR (percentage below poverty level)
23.0%Under 5 years
84.4%5 years
10.5%6 to 11 years
39.3%12 to 14 years
9.1%15 years
8.1%16 and 17 years
34.4%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
10.9%35 to 44 years
16.5%45 to 54 years
16.4%55 to 64 years
13.9%65 to 74 years
11.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Cottage Grove,OR (% below half of poverty level)
13.4%Under 6 years
5.7%6 to 11 years
8.5%12 to 17 years
9.4%18 to 24 years
5.3%25 to 34 years
6.3%35 to 44 years
6.4%45 to 54 years
4.6%55 to 64 years
1.6%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Cottage Grove, OR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cottage Grove, OR (%)
13.3%White
8.0%Black
9.2%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
7.4%Other race
26.0%2+ races
32.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Cottage Grove, OR (absolute numbers)
1,056White
8Black
23American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
33Other race
2822+ races
371Hispanic
16.4%Below poverty level
83.6%Above poverty level
19.0%Below poverty level
81.0%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Cottage Grove, OR
Children below poverty level:
Cottage Grove, Oregon:
18.9%
State:
13.3%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Cottage Grove:
14.2%
Oregon:
9.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Cottage Grove:
20.2%
Oregon:
23.8%
35.3%Married-couple family
17.6%Male, no wife present
47.1%Female, no husband present
5.1%Worked full-time, year-round
38.9%Worked part-time
56.0%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
45.9%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
9.4%One part-time, other didn't work
44.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
4.1%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
15.8%1970 to 1979
10.3%1960 to 1969
16.4%1950 to 1959
21.9%1940 to 1949
31.5%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
7.8%1995 to 1998
5.9%1990 to 1994
9.0%1980 to 1989
19.0%1970 to 1979
14.2%1960 to 1969
9.7%1950 to 1959
9.0%1940 to 1949
24.3%1939 or earlier
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