Cottonwood vs Ferdinand

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

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

Cottonwood has the higher population (1,138 vs 182 in Ferdinand). Ferdinand has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $56,250 in Cottonwood). Ferdinand has the higher median home value ($215,400 vs $206,800 in Cottonwood).

Population, income & housing

	Cottonwood	Ferdinand
Population	1,138	182
Median age	36.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$61,250
Median home value	$206,800	$215,400
Median gross rent	$942	$613
Housing units	438	69
Homeownership rate	73.0%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cottonwood	Ferdinand
Population	977 → 1,138 (+16.5%)	162 → 182 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$49,145 → $56,250 (+14.5%)	$58,125 → $61,250 (+5.4%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $206,800 (+60.8%)	$122,200 → $215,400 (+76.3%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $942 (+53.2%)	$625 → $613 (-1.9%)

Cottonwood

Population

9771,138

Median household income

$49,145$56,250

Median home value

$128,600$206,800

Median gross rent

$615$942

Ferdinand

Population

162182

Median household income

$58,125$61,250

Median home value

$122,200$215,400

Median gross rent

$625$613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cottonwood	Ferdinand
Under 5	4.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	21.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	5.9%	3.8%
25 to 34	15.6%	16.5%
35 to 44	21.2%	16.5%
45 to 54	8.3%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.5%	18.1%
65 to 74	6.1%	5.5%
75 and over	6.9%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cottonwood	Ferdinand
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	87.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cottonwood	Ferdinand
No high school diploma	10.6%	9.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cottonwood	Ferdinand
Drove alone	92.6%	77.7%
Carpooled	1.7%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	10.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	1.9%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cottonwood	Ferdinand
1-unit, detached	73.5%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	20.3%

Poverty & households

	Cottonwood	Ferdinand
Poverty rate	19.4%	9.5%
Average household size	3.05	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1963	1956