Cotton Plant

Population: 411
Median household income: $12,043
Median home value: $37,000

Cotton Plant is a community in Woodruff County, Arkansas, home to 411 residents. The median household income of $12,043 is below the Woodruff County median ($49,982).

From 2019 to 2023, Cotton Plant's population declined 19.7% from 512 to 411, while its median home value rose 54.8% from $23,900 to $37,000.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 83.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 411
Median age: 55.0 yrs
Median household income: $12,043
Median home value: $37,000
Median gross rent: $537
Housing units: 320
Homeownership rate: 43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

512411

Median household income

$21,250$12,043

Median home value

$23,900$37,000

Median gross rent

$455$537

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	512	$21,250	$23,900	$455
2020	507	$20,750	$22,100	$423
2021	452	$16,923	$22,500	$441
2022	425	$18,250	$27,700	$487
2023	411	$12,043	$37,000	$537

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 6417.0%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over15.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	24	5.8%
5 to 17	54	13.1%
18 to 24	17	4.1%
25 to 34	27	6.6%
35 to 44	24	5.8%
45 to 54	60	14.6%
55 to 64	70	17.0%
65 to 74	71	17.3%
75 and over	64	15.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	47	11.4%
Black or African American	341	83.0%
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	22	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.8%

High school graduate45.3%

Some college or associate's14.6%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	27.8%
High school graduate	143	45.3%
Some college or associate's	46	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	35	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	88	80.0%
Carpooled	3	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	17.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	39.1%
15 to 29 min	40	36.4%
30 to 44 min	15	13.6%
45 to 59 min	3	2.7%
60+ min	9	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 56.4% (232 of 411)

	Count	Share
Family households	87	37.3%
Nonfamily households	146	62.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	233	72.8%
Vacant	87	27.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	101	43.3%
Renter-occupied	132	56.7%

1-unit, detached51.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.1%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	166	51.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	61	19.1%
5 to 19 units	51	15.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	13.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0515550
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.0059, -91.2520