Cottonwood Shores

Population: 1,626
Median household income: $64,716
Median home value: $236,200

Cottonwood Shores, a community in Burnet County, Texas, has 1,626 residents. At $64,716, its median household income sits below Burnet County's $77,158.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cottonwood Shores's population grew 10.8% from 1,467 to 1,626, while its median home value rose 75.9% from $134,300 to $236,200.

81.6% of workers drive to work alone. 88.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,626
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $64,716
Median home value: $236,200
Median gross rent: $996
Housing units: 598
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4671,626

Median household income

$54,766$64,716

Median home value

$134,300$236,200

Median gross rent

$1,113$996

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,467	$54,766	$134,300	$1,113
2020	1,602	$44,818	$162,200	$844
2021	1,630	$44,871	$168,300	$838
2022	1,481	$60,817	$212,600	$925
2023	1,626	$64,716	$236,200	$996

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	9.5%
5 to 17	221	13.6%
18 to 24	192	11.8%
25 to 34	249	15.3%
35 to 44	151	9.3%
45 to 54	203	12.5%
55 to 64	286	17.6%
65 to 74	87	5.4%
75 and over	83	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	809	49.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	767	47.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	159	15.0%
High school graduate	417	39.4%
Some college or associate's	254	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	168	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	61	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	753	81.6%
Carpooled	94	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	61	6.6%
Other means	15	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	386	44.8%
15 to 29 min	263	30.5%
30 to 44 min	78	9.0%
45 to 59 min	86	10.0%
60+ min	49	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 10.0% (163 of 1,626)

	Count	Share
Family households	348	69.5%
Nonfamily households	153	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	501	83.8%
Vacant	97	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	362	72.3%
Renter-occupied	139	27.7%

1-unit, detached88.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	526	88.0%
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	72	12.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4817208
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5550, -98.3276