Cottonwood

Population: 1,091
Median household income: $35,417
Median home value: $110,300

Cottonwood is a community in Houston County, Alabama, home to 1,091 residents. Its median household income of $35,417 runs below the Houston County figure of $57,531.

From 2019 to 2023, Cottonwood's population declined 15.7% from 1,294 to 1,091, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $83,200 to $110,300.

10.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 65.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,091
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $35,417
Median home value: $110,300
Median gross rent: $335
Housing units: 611
Homeownership rate: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2941,091

Median household income

$27,941$35,417

Median home value

$83,200$110,300

Median gross rent

$463$335

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,294	$27,941	$83,200	$463
2020	1,133	$27,125	$82,400	$508
2021	1,155	$29,375	$84,900	$483
2022	1,244	$31,591	$106,400	$358
2023	1,091	$35,417	$110,300	$335

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	3.6%
5 to 17	111	10.2%
18 to 24	76	7.0%
25 to 34	137	12.6%
35 to 44	162	14.8%
45 to 54	141	12.9%
55 to 64	197	18.1%
65 to 74	126	11.5%
75 and over	102	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	729	66.8%
Black or African American	288	26.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	1.2%
Asian	8	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	50	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.0%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	164	19.0%
High school graduate	308	35.6%
Some college or associate's	301	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	79	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone86.3%

Carpooled1.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	366	86.3%
Carpooled	6	1.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	10.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	78	20.5%
15 to 29 min	147	38.6%
30 to 44 min	119	31.2%
45 to 59 min	15	3.9%
60+ min	22	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 26.2% (286 of 1,091)

	Count	Share
Family households	279	54.4%
Nonfamily households	234	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	513	84.0%
Vacant	98	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	336	65.5%
Renter-occupied	177	34.5%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	397	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	71	11.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	143	23.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0117824
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 31.0540, -85.2996