Cottonport

Population: 1,777
Median household income: $33,538
Median home value: $88,900

Located in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Cottonport is a community with a population of 1,777. At $33,538, its median household income sits below Avoyelles Parish's $39,439.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cottonport's population held roughly steady from 1,760 to 1,777, while its median home value fell 9.3% from $98,000 to $88,900.

Households average 2.86 people. The median gross rent is $683.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,777
Median age: 24.8 yrs
Median household income: $33,538
Median home value: $88,900
Median gross rent: $683
Housing units: 820
Homeownership rate: 70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7601,777

Median household income

$18,986$33,538

Median home value

$98,000$88,900

Median gross rent

$624$683

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,760	$18,986	$98,000	$624
2020	1,792	$22,500	$93,100	$645
2021	1,965	$29,549	$91,200	$686
2022	1,734	$31,676	$84,300	$716
2023	1,777	$33,538	$88,900	$683

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.1%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	233	13.1%
5 to 17	431	24.3%
18 to 24	232	13.1%
25 to 34	137	7.7%
35 to 44	246	13.8%
45 to 54	170	9.6%
55 to 64	138	7.8%
65 to 74	77	4.3%
75 and over	113	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	571	32.1%
Black or African American	896	50.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	13	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	125	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	171	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.7%

High school graduate22.6%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree3.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	306	34.7%
High school graduate	199	22.6%
Some college or associate's	288	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	26	3.0%
Graduate or professional degree	62	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.7%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	498	84.0%
Carpooled	62	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	0.7%
Other means	20	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	306	52.0%
15 to 29 min	124	21.1%
30 to 44 min	15	2.5%
45 to 59 min	45	7.6%
60+ min	99	16.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.86
Poverty rate: 30.5% (536 of 1,759)

	Count	Share
Family households	487	78.4%
Nonfamily households	134	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	621	75.7%
Vacant	199	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	435	70.0%
Renter-occupied	186	30.0%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	633	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	62	7.6%
5 to 19 units	30	3.7%
20 or more units	6	0.7%
Mobile home & other	89	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2217880
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.9892, -92.0510