Cotter

Population: 955
Median household income: $33,250
Median home value: $162,000

Cotter, a community in Baxter County, Arkansas, has 955 residents. At $33,250, its median household income sits below Baxter County's $48,427.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cotter's population grew 5.4% from 906 to 955, while its median home value rose 51.4% from $107,000 to $162,000.

The median resident is 63.3 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 29.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 955
Median age: 63.3 yrs
Median household income: $33,250
Median home value: $162,000
Median gross rent: $657
Housing units: 651
Homeownership rate: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

906955

Median household income

$35,417$33,250

Median home value

$107,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$550$657

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	906	$35,417	$107,000	$550
2020	1,123	$29,423	$125,600	$556
2021	1,019	$31,324	$136,100	$534
2022	1,004	$35,221	$152,700	$563
2023	955	$33,250	$162,000	$657

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 6422.9%

65 to 7429.1%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	2.1%
5 to 17	91	9.5%
18 to 24	51	5.3%
25 to 34	56	5.9%
35 to 44	93	9.7%
45 to 54	54	5.7%
55 to 64	219	22.9%
65 to 74	278	29.1%
75 and over	93	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	874	91.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	72	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's43.1%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	6.4%
High school graduate	272	34.3%
Some college or associate's	342	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	83	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	45	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	236	83.1%
Carpooled	37	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102	36.8%
15 to 29 min	128	46.2%
30 to 44 min	42	15.2%
45 to 59 min	5	1.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 16.5% (158 of 955)

	Count	Share
Family households	302	63.6%
Nonfamily households	173	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	475	73.0%
Vacant	176	27.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	347	73.1%
Renter-occupied	128	26.9%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	564	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	4.9%
5 to 19 units	13	2.0%
20 or more units	17	2.6%
Mobile home & other	25	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0515490
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.2819, -92.5208