Cotton Valley vs Cullen

A side-by-side comparison of Cotton Valley and Cullen: population, income, housing, and more.

Cotton Valley and Cullen are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cotton Valley has the higher population (711 vs 704 in Cullen). Cotton Valley has the higher median household income ($26,875 vs $17,955 in Cullen). Cullen has the higher median home value ($63,800 vs $60,800 in Cotton Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Cotton Valley	Cullen
Population	711	704
Median age	32.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$26,875	$17,955
Median home value	$60,800	$63,800
Median gross rent	$623	$674
Housing units	340	507
Homeownership rate	60.5%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cotton Valley	Cullen
Population	1,060 → 711 (-32.9%)	1,131 → 704 (-37.8%)
Median household income	$20,446 → $26,875 (+31.4%)	$16,108 → $17,955 (+11.5%)
Median home value	$45,700 → $60,800 (+33.0%)	$43,200 → $63,800 (+47.7%)
Median gross rent	$301 → $623 (+107.0%)	$568 → $674 (+18.7%)

Cotton Valley

Population

1,060711

Median household income

$20,446$26,875

Median home value

$45,700$60,800

Median gross rent

$301$623

Cullen

Population

1,131704

Median household income

$16,108$17,955

Median home value

$43,200$63,800

Median gross rent

$568$674

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cotton Valley	Cullen
Under 5	12.5%	3.6%
5 to 17	23.2%	21.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	5.0%
35 to 44	8.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	8.4%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.1%	17.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.1%
75 and over	4.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cotton Valley	Cullen
White (non-Hispanic)	52.3%	4.7%
Black or African American	46.6%	93.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cotton Valley	Cullen
No high school diploma	20.4%	28.5%
High school graduate	39.3%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cotton Valley	Cullen
Drove alone	78.8%	66.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	11.6%
Other means	7.9%	11.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cotton Valley	Cullen
1-unit, detached	67.1%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	21.7%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Cotton Valley	Cullen
Poverty rate	33.5%	56.5%
Average household size	2.79	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1963	1975