Cotton City

Population: 236
Median household income: $56,688
Median home value: $191,700

Cotton City, a community in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, has 236 residents. At $56,688, its median household income sits above Hidalgo County's $49,076.

From 2019 to 2023, Cotton City's population declined 29.1% from 333 to 236, while its median home value rose 233.4% from $57,500 to $191,700.

The median resident is 46.6 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 28.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 236
Median age: 46.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,688
Median home value: $191,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 180
Homeownership rate: 89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

333236

Median household income

$43,333$56,688

Median home value

$57,500$191,700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	333	$43,333	$57,500
2020	355	$45,450	$68,300
2021	415	$49,500	—
2022	402	$70,037	$175,300
2023	236	$56,688	$191,700

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3428.4%

35 to 441.7%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7421.2%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	7.2%
5 to 17	27	11.4%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	67	28.4%
35 to 44	4	1.7%
45 to 54	21	8.9%
55 to 64	41	17.4%
65 to 74	50	21.2%
75 and over	9	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	60	25.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	176	74.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.3%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's9.4%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	33.3%
High school graduate	74	38.5%
Some college or associate's	18	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	35	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled19.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	92	80.7%
Carpooled	22	19.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	51.8%
15 to 29 min	47	41.2%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	3	2.6%
60+ min	5	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 8.1% (19 of 236)

	Count	Share
Family households	86	81.9%
Nonfamily households	19	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	105	58.3%
Vacant	75	41.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	94	89.5%
Renter-occupied	11	10.5%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other33.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	60	33.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3518310
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.1105, -108.8801