Cottle County, Texas

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,302
Median household income: $58,819
Median home value: $54,100

Cottle County is a county in Texas with a population of 1,302. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $58,819, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cottle County's population declined 20.7% from 1,642 to 1,302, while its median household income rose 82.1% from $32,305 to $58,819.

The typical home was built around 1958. 22.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,302
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,819
Median home value: $54,100
Median gross rent: $323
Housing units: 972
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6421,302

Median household income

$32,305$58,819

Median home value

$46,600$54,100

Median gross rent

$340$323

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,642	$32,305	$46,600	$340
2020	1,624	$40,250	$44,000	$372
2021	1,560	$43,654	$52,000	$420
2022	1,647	$47,625	$51,400	$375
2023	1,302	$58,819	$54,100	$323

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 4419.1%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 7417.2%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	4.9%
5 to 17	223	17.1%
18 to 24	79	6.1%
25 to 34	64	4.9%
35 to 44	249	19.1%
45 to 54	117	9.0%
55 to 64	167	12.8%
65 to 74	224	17.2%
75 and over	115	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	769	59.1%
Black or African American	64	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	1.0%
Two or more races	118	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	338	26.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	20.4%
High school graduate	232	24.8%
Some college or associate's	309	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	146	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	58	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone55.8%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home23.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	316	55.8%
Carpooled	84	14.8%
Public transit	8	1.4%
Walked	14	2.5%
Bicycle	14	2.5%
Worked from home	130	23.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	44.5%
15 to 29 min	68	15.6%
30 to 44 min	103	23.6%
45 to 59 min	29	6.7%
60+ min	42	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 22.8% (296 of 1,297)

	Count	Share
Family households	332	58.1%
Nonfamily households	239	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	571	58.7%
Vacant	401	41.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	449	78.6%
Renter-occupied	122	21.4%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	840	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	95	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	10	1.0%
Mobile home & other	27	2.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 48101
State: Texas
Land area: 901 sq mi
Water area: 1.05 sq mi
Center point: 34.0919, -100.2764