Cottontown

Population: 339
Median household income: $85,208
Median home value: $578,900

Cottontown is a community in Sumner County, Tennessee, home to 339 residents. At $85,208, its median household income sits in line with Sumner County's $86,005.

From 2019 to 2023, Cottontown's population grew 5.9% from 320 to 339, while its median home value rose 124.3% from $258,100 to $578,900.

The median resident is 40.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 339
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $85,208
Median home value: $578,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 162
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.0%
Unemployment rate: 14.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

320339

Median household income

$65,667$85,208

Median home value

$258,100$578,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	320	$65,667	$258,100
2020	356	$47,917	$263,400
2021	370	—	$330,000
2022	345	$54,286	$438,900
2023	339	$85,208	$578,900

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1725.4%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4423.0%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 644.4%

65 to 7419.8%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	86	25.4%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	28	8.3%
35 to 44	78	23.0%
45 to 54	51	15.0%
55 to 64	15	4.4%
65 to 74	67	19.8%
75 and over	14	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	316	93.2%
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)	23	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate11.9%

Some college or associate's41.5%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	10.7%
High school graduate	30	11.9%
Some college or associate's	105	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	60	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	31	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	112	69.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	11.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	19.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	30.0%
15 to 29 min	35	26.9%
30 to 44 min	46	35.4%
45 to 59 min	5	3.8%
60+ min	5	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 339)

	Count	Share
Family households	140	91.5%
Nonfamily households	13	8.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	153	94.4%
Vacant	9	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	69.3%
Renter-occupied	47	30.7%

1-unit, detached91.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	148	91.4%
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	14	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4717420
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4489, -86.5336