Alford vs Cottondale

A side-by-side comparison of Alford and Cottondale: population, income, housing, and more.

Alford and Cottondale are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cottondale has the higher population (892 vs 322 in Alford). Alford has the higher median household income ($46,009 vs $41,518 in Cottondale). Since 2019, Cottondale's population has grown faster (+0.3% vs -48.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Alford	Cottondale
Population	322	892
Median age	61.2 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,009	$41,518
Median home value	—	$87,100
Median gross rent	$798	$913
Housing units	260	427
Homeownership rate	74.7%	63.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alford	Cottondale
Population	630 → 322 (-48.9%)	889 → 892 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$26,406 → $46,009 (+74.2%)	$40,673 → $41,518 (+2.1%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $83,800 (+12.8%)	$94,600 → $87,100 (-7.9%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $798 (+7.5%)	$659 → $913 (+38.5%)

Alford

Population

630322

Median household income

$26,406$46,009

Median home value

$74,300$83,800

Median gross rent

$742$798

Cottondale

Population

889892

Median household income

$40,673$41,518

Median home value

$94,600$87,100

Median gross rent

$659$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alford	Cottondale
Under 5	3.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	10.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	2.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	15.0%
35 to 44	6.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	5.9%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	32.9%	7.6%
75 and over	9.9%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alford	Cottondale
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	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	6.5%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alford	Cottondale
No high school diploma	24.3%	19.4%
High school graduate	33.3%	52.3%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alford	Cottondale
Drove alone	78.2%	72.3%
Carpooled	18.6%	18.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alford	Cottondale
1-unit, detached	79.6%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	20.4%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Alford	Cottondale
Poverty rate	18.3%	18.1%
Average household size	1.77	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1968	1975