Cottonwood vs Red Rock

A side-by-side comparison of Cottonwood and Red Rock: population, income, housing, and more.

Cottonwood and Red Rock are places in Arizona. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cottonwood has the higher population (122 vs 76 in Red Rock). Red Rock has the higher median home value ($73,000 vs $57,000 in Cottonwood). Since 2019, Red Rock's population has grown faster (-35.6% vs -41.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Cottonwood	Red Rock
Population	122	76
Median age	63.4 yrs	60.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$33,438
Median home value	$57,000	$73,000
Median gross rent	$1,039	—
Housing units	83	49
Homeownership rate	33.8%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	25.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cottonwood	Red Rock
Population	207 → 122 (-41.1%)	118 → 76 (-35.6%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $52,500 (+42.4%)	$2,499 → $33,438 (+1238.1%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $57,000 (-19.8%)	$60,900 → $73,000 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$488 → $1,039 (+112.9%)	—

Cottonwood

Population

207122

Median household income

$36,875$52,500

Median home value

$71,100$57,000

Median gross rent

$488$1,039

Red Rock

Population

11876

Median household income

$2,499$33,438

Median home value

$60,900$73,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cottonwood	Red Rock
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.4%
35 to 44	8.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	44.3%	39.5%
65 to 74	16.4%	13.2%
75 and over	11.5%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cottonwood	Red Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100.0%	100.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cottonwood	Red Rock
No high school diploma	25.5%	23.7%
High school graduate	35.7%	14.5%
Some college or associate's	9.2%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	29.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cottonwood	Red Rock
Drove alone	88.6%	42.9%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	57.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cottonwood	Red Rock
1-unit, detached	100.0%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Cottonwood	Red Rock
Poverty rate	4.1%	11.8%
Average household size	1.65	2.30
Median year structure built	1974	1982