Cottondale

Population: 2,850
Median household income: $44,250
Median home value: $118,600

Cottondale, a community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, has 2,850 residents. At $44,250, its median household income sits below Tuscaloosa County's $63,947.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cottondale's population declined 9.1% from 3,136 to 2,850, while its median home value rose 1.4% from $117,000 to $118,600.

The median resident is 45.2 years old. The largest age group is 45 to 54, 21.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,850
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,250
Median home value: $118,600
Median gross rent: $904
Housing units: 1,634
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,1362,850

Median household income

$55,603$44,250

Median home value

$117,000$118,600

Median gross rent

$823$904

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,136	$55,603	$117,000	$823
2020	3,325	$55,833	$110,500	$788
2021	3,793	$49,516	$106,000	$856
2022	3,211	$54,688	$108,700	$883
2023	2,850	$44,250	$118,600	$904

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5421.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	0.6%
5 to 17	381	13.4%
18 to 24	265	9.3%
25 to 34	333	11.7%
35 to 44	412	14.5%
45 to 54	600	21.1%
55 to 64	422	14.8%
65 to 74	285	10.0%
75 and over	134	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,319	46.3%
Black or African American	1,327	46.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	151	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	349	16.0%
High school graduate	806	36.9%
Some college or associate's	777	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	177	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	77	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone89.5%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,136	89.5%
Carpooled	40	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	4.3%
Other means	38	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	426	35.1%
15 to 29 min	466	38.4%
30 to 44 min	133	11.0%
45 to 59 min	176	14.5%
60+ min	13	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 27.3% (760 of 2,787)

	Count	Share
Family households	866	66.2%
Nonfamily households	442	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,308	80.0%
Vacant	326	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,038	79.4%
Renter-occupied	270	20.6%

1-unit, detached46.3%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units15.4%

Mobile home & other20.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	757	46.3%
1-unit, attached	35	2.1%
2 to 4 units	209	12.8%
5 to 19 units	54	3.3%
20 or more units	252	15.4%
Mobile home & other	327	20.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0117704
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 33.1930, -87.4549