Cottonwood vs Kooskia

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

Cottonwood and Kooskia 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 683 in Kooskia). Cottonwood has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $38,167 in Kooskia). Cottonwood has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $174,500 in Kooskia).

Population, income & housing

	Cottonwood	Kooskia
Population	1,138	683
Median age	36.8 yrs	55.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$38,167
Median home value	$206,800	$174,500
Median gross rent	$942	$758
Housing units	438	326
Homeownership rate	73.0%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cottonwood	Kooskia
Population	977 → 1,138 (+16.5%)	561 → 683 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$49,145 → $56,250 (+14.5%)	$32,639 → $38,167 (+16.9%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $206,800 (+60.8%)	$88,100 → $174,500 (+98.1%)
Median gross rent	$615 → $942 (+53.2%)	$622 → $758 (+21.9%)

Cottonwood

Population

9771,138

Median household income

$49,145$56,250

Median home value

$128,600$206,800

Median gross rent

$615$942

Kooskia

Population

561683

Median household income

$32,639$38,167

Median home value

$88,100$174,500

Median gross rent

$622$758

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cottonwood	Kooskia
Under 5	4.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	21.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	2.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	4.0%
35 to 44	21.2%	9.1%
45 to 54	8.3%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	6.1%	32.4%
75 and over	6.9%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cottonwood	Kooskia
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	69.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	23.4%
Asian	0.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cottonwood	Kooskia
No high school diploma	10.6%	6.3%
High school graduate	43.1%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cottonwood	Kooskia
Drove alone	92.6%	79.6%
Carpooled	1.7%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cottonwood	Kooskia
1-unit, detached	73.5%	64.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	29.4%

Poverty & households

	Cottonwood	Kooskia
Poverty rate	19.4%	14.6%
Average household size	3.05	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1963	1968