Anderson vs Cottonwood

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

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

Anderson has the higher population (11,282 vs 7,170 in Cottonwood). Cottonwood has the higher median household income ($96,679 vs $50,306 in Anderson). Cottonwood has the higher median home value ($362,800 vs $272,000 in Anderson).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson	Cottonwood
Population	11,282	7,170
Median age	37.1 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,306	$96,679
Median home value	$272,000	$362,800
Median gross rent	$985	$1,219
Housing units	5,129	2,650
Homeownership rate	57.6%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson	Cottonwood
Population	10,407 → 11,282 (+8.4%)	3,243 → 7,170 (+121.1%)
Median household income	$42,649 → $50,306 (+18.0%)	$34,653 → $96,679 (+179.0%)
Median home value	$200,200 → $272,000 (+35.9%)	$159,100 → $362,800 (+128.0%)
Median gross rent	$912 → $985 (+8.0%)	$903 → $1,219 (+35.0%)

Anderson

Population

10,40711,282

Median household income

$42,649$50,306

Median home value

$200,200$272,000

Median gross rent

$912$985

Cottonwood

Population

3,2437,170

Median household income

$34,653$96,679

Median home value

$159,100$362,800

Median gross rent

$903$1,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson	Cottonwood
Under 5	6.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	15.0%
18 to 24	6.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	15.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.6%	15.5%
45 to 54	6.7%	15.8%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.9%
75 and over	6.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson	Cottonwood
White (non-Hispanic)	76.3%	78.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	0.3%
Asian	2.6%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.6%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson	Cottonwood
No high school diploma	11.6%	14.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson	Cottonwood
Drove alone	73.8%	81.0%
Carpooled	13.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	7.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson	Cottonwood
1-unit, detached	66.6%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	1.8%
20 or more units	7.1%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Anderson	Cottonwood
Poverty rate	20.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1980	1980