With 1,063 people, Cotter is a city in Arkansas. The median age is 63.2, about 24 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. Households here earn about 41% less than in Arkansas as a whole. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Median household income is $35,792, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,792, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 63.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cotter
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.9 → 63.2(+25.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate26.5% → 13.0%(−13.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$86,402 → $193,100(+123%)US over the same years: +67%
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)12.5%(8)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.4%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.5%(40)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 64 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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Over time
Cotter, decade by decade
Cotter population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
867
$35,463
$86,402
6.9%
3.4
2000
921
$41,638
$110,757
11.2%
9.7
2010
970
$37,762
$124,149
16.9%
17.5
2020
886
$35,662
$152,232
17.3%
26.7
2024
1,063
$35,792
$193,100
16.1%
20.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
