CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cottonwood

Alabama · 1,385 residents · 5.78 sq mi

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Cottonwood is a city of 1,385 people in Alabama. Median home value sits at $36,300. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $200 a month. That trails the Alabama median by roughly 29%. The poverty rate is 22.5%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,385

+18%vs 2000

vs 1,170 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−15%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024971

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(92)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(105)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.9%(137)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(102)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(184)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(165)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(145)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(151)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(67)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,731

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,452 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,157

−30%vs 2000

vs $13,111 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.5%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,300

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $322 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.7% in 2000

30.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.2%(786)

Black29%(339)

Hispanic / Latino2%(23)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.3%(974)

Black29.2%(405)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other0.1%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Cuban0.3%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.5%(5)

Ancestry

English11.3%(110)

Irish9.6%(93)

American6.6%(64)

German4.9%(48)

Norwegian2.5%(24)

Italian1.6%(16)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(13)

Scottish0.8%(8)

French0.7%(7)

Brazilian0.6%(6)

Portuguese0.6%(6)

Polish0.5%(5)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Dutch0.3%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.2%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 20.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.9%(125)

Married39.3%(170)

Widowed8.5%(37)

Divorced23.3%(101)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(135)

Married35.2%(158)

Widowed13.4%(60)

Divorced21.4%(96)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.1%

+0.8 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.2%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.3%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.7%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(13)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.9%(22)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 96 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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