Cottonwood vs Vernon

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

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

Vernon has the higher population (230 vs 122 in Cottonwood). Since 2019, Vernon's population has grown faster (+41.1% vs -41.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Cottonwood	Vernon
Population	122	230
Median age	63.4 yrs	22.3 yrs
Median home value	$57,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,039	—
Housing units	83	85
Homeownership rate	33.8%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	25.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cottonwood	Vernon
Population	207 → 122 (-41.1%)	163 → 230 (+41.1%)
Median household income	$36,875 → $52,500 (+42.4%)	—
Median home value	$71,100 → $57,000 (-19.8%)	$172,900 → $169,600 (-1.9%)
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

Vernon

Population

163230

Median home value

$172,900$169,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cottonwood	Vernon
Under 5	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	19.7%	29.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	25.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	8.2%	24.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	44.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	16.4%	0.0%
75 and over	11.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cottonwood	Vernon
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100.0%	0.0%
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%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cottonwood	Vernon
No high school diploma	25.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.7%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	9.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cottonwood	Vernon
Drove alone	88.6%	41.7%
Carpooled	11.4%	58.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cottonwood	Vernon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	58.8%
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%	41.2%

Poverty & households

	Cottonwood	Vernon
Poverty rate	4.1%	0.0%
Average household size	1.65	4.26
Median year structure built	1974	1960