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

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

81%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cottage Grove	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$58,411	$43,754	$44,883
Median household income	$146,986	$81,774	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$161,952	$103,160	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$81,491	$47,125	$52,080
Median earnings male	$78,028	$54,326	$54,343
Median earnings female	$67,485	$38,113	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.8%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cottage Grove is 30% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cottage Grove is 81% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cottage Grove is 53% 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

$97,980 $146,986 $293,972

City

$54,510 $81,774 $163,548

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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 median earnings by income bracket

Cottage Grove employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.4%	13.4%
Manufacturing sector	8.1%	8.1%
Financial & insurance services	7.2%	7.2%
Wholesale & retail services	21.7%	21.7%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	10.0%	10.0%
Other	31.4%	31.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Maple Bluff, WI	1,323	$236,120	190.3%
Shorewood Hills, WI	2,137	$206,111	153.4%
Waunakee, WI	14,346	$174,074	114.0%
Windsor, WI	7,603	$148,817	83.0%
Dane, WI	1,036	$141,848	74.4%
Cottage Grove, WI	7,270	$146,986	80.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trumann, AR	7,269	$58,284	28.3%
Digby, NS	7,269	n/a
St. Augustine Beach, FL	7,271	$126,554	55.6%
Elkins, WV	7,267	$58,604	27.9%
Archbald, PA	7,275	$78,606	3.4%
Cottage Grove, WI	7,270	$146,986	80.7%

Source: The Cottage Grove, WI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.