Cottonwood

Population: 7,170
Median household income: $96,679
Median home value: $362,800

Cottonwood, a community in Shasta County, California, has 7,170 residents. At $96,679, its median household income sits above Shasta County's $71,931.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cottonwood's population grew 121.1% from 3,243 to 7,170, while its median home value rose 128.0% from $159,100 to $362,800.

Households average 2.82 people. The median gross rent is $1,219.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,170
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $96,679
Median home value: $362,800
Median gross rent: $1,219
Housing units: 2,650
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2437,170

Median household income

$34,653$96,679

Median home value

$159,100$362,800

Median gross rent

$903$1,219

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,243	$34,653	$159,100	$903
2020	5,435	$65,335	$215,300	$1,019
2021	5,912	$73,690	$248,200	$1,105
2022	5,893	$90,231	$286,600	$1,246
2023	7,170	$96,679	$362,800	$1,219

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	425	5.9%
5 to 17	1,075	15.0%
18 to 24	620	8.6%
25 to 34	912	12.7%
35 to 44	1,108	15.5%
45 to 54	1,133	15.8%
55 to 64	746	10.4%
65 to 74	851	11.9%
75 and over	300	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,621	78.4%
Black or African American	91	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.3%
Asian	199	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.2%
Two or more races	311	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	914	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's48.1%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	709	14.0%
High school graduate	1,168	23.1%
Some college or associate's	2,430	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	556	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	187	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,599	81.0%
Carpooled	306	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	254	7.9%
Other means	22	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	623	21.1%
15 to 29 min	1,342	45.4%
30 to 44 min	852	28.9%
45 to 59 min	60	2.0%
60+ min	76	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 8.4% (599 of 7,170)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,884	74.0%
Nonfamily households	661	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,545	96.0%
Vacant	105	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,622	63.7%
Renter-occupied	923	36.3%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other21.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,714	64.7%
1-unit, attached	49	1.8%
2 to 4 units	203	7.7%
5 to 19 units	47	1.8%
20 or more units	66	2.5%
Mobile home & other	571	21.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0616630
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3903, -122.3156