Cottonwood vs Happy Valley

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

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

Cottonwood has the higher population (7,170 vs 6,046 in Happy Valley). Cottonwood has the higher median household income ($96,679 vs $80,578 in Happy Valley). Cottonwood has the higher median home value ($362,800 vs $293,800 in Happy Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Cottonwood	Happy Valley
Population	7,170	6,046
Median age	38.9 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$96,679	$80,578
Median home value	$362,800	$293,800
Median gross rent	$1,219	$1,766
Housing units	2,650	2,301
Homeownership rate	63.7%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cottonwood	Happy Valley
Population	3,243 → 7,170 (+121.1%)	5,652 → 6,046 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$34,653 → $96,679 (+179.0%)	$57,479 → $80,578 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$159,100 → $362,800 (+128.0%)	$251,400 → $293,800 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $1,219 (+35.0%)	$1,385 → $1,766 (+27.5%)

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

Happy Valley

Population

5,6526,046

Median household income

$57,479$80,578

Median home value

$251,400$293,800

Median gross rent

$1,385$1,766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cottonwood	Happy Valley
Under 5	5.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	15.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.3%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.9%
45 to 54	15.8%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	15.6%
75 and over	4.2%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cottonwood	Happy Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	68.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.7%
Asian	2.8%	7.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cottonwood	Happy Valley
No high school diploma	14.0%	14.8%
High school graduate	23.1%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	48.1%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cottonwood	Happy Valley
Drove alone	81.0%	88.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cottonwood	Happy Valley
1-unit, detached	64.7%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.5%	30.1%

Poverty & households

	Cottonwood	Happy Valley
Poverty rate	8.4%	4.3%
Average household size	2.82	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1980	1978