Cottage Grove, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	6,904
Male Share of the Population	49.8%
Female Share of the Population	50.2%
Senior Citizens	8.1%
Employed Population 16+	3,696
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	62.1%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	42.9%
Median Earnings25+	$48,288
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$16,435
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,625

Wealth

Median Family Income	$100,739
% Above Poverty Level	92.2%
% Below Poverty Level	7.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	4.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	12.1%
Median Gross Rent	$1,147
Median House Value	$277,100

Ancestry

German	35.3%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.6%
Irish	15.6%
Norwegian	11.8%
Italian	7.5%
English	4.7%
French Except Basque	4.2%
Polish	3.6%
Swiss	2%
Scottish	1.7%
Dutch	1.6%
Swedish	1.2%
Canadian	0.8%
Danishn	0.7%
Ukrainian	0.6%
Russian	0.6%
Czech	0.6%
Slovak	0.6%
Greek	0.5%
West Indian	0.5%
Jamaican	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Welsh	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Arab	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
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Cottage Grove Almanac

Category	Value
County	Dane County
Standard Zip Codes	53527
Phone Area Codes	608
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.08
Approximate Longitude	-89.2

Cottage Grove Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MADISON DANE CO AP
Distance	8.6 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 25 F
Apr Temp	35 to 57 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	39 to 60 F
Annual Precip	32.9 inches

Station	LAKE MILLS
Distance	14.3 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 26 F
Apr Temp	37 to 57 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 61 F
Annual Precip	34.3 inches

Station	ARLINGTON UNIV FARM
Distance	17.2 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 23 F
Apr Temp	36 to 55 F
Jul Temp	60 to 81 F
Oct Temp	40 to 59 F
Annual Precip	32.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Deerfield	2,528	$85,625
Maple Bluff	1,422	$185,000
Marshall	3,965	$64,667
McFarland	8,492	$103,551
Monona	8,068	$105,461
Sun Prairie	32,757	$87,331

Cottage Grove Public Schools

Cottage Grove Elementary
470 N Main St
ZIP: 53527
(608) 839-4576
Primary
Total Enrollment 441

Glacial Drumlin School
801 Damascus Tr
ZIP: 53527
(608) 839-8437
Middle
Total Enrollment 853

Taylor Prairie Elementary
900 N Parkview St
ZIP: 53527
(608) 839-8515
Primary
Total Enrollment 376

Together 4 Kids School
900 N Parkview St
ZIP: 53527
(608) 839-8515
Primary
Total Enrollment 102

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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