Cottonwood is home to 12,580 people in Arizona. At a median age of 54.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 39% less than in Arizona as a whole. 3,401 more people live here than in 2000. Owners hold 54% of the housing stock. Median household income is $48,448, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,448, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 92%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cottonwood
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.7 → 54.7(+16.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population5,918 → 12,580(+113%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$147,844 → $324,100(+119%)US over the same years: +67%
Cottonwood's population equals 5.1% of Yavapai County's. Its number of households without a car equals 21% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 12% of the county's.
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)7.8%(69)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.9%(140)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39%(344)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(54)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.1%(54)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 881 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
Cottonwood, decade by decade
Cottonwood 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
5,918
$38,912
$147,844
10.7%
31.6
2000
9,179
$49,994
$169,050
13.9%
47.4
2010
11,265
$46,558
$249,160
15.7%
52.2
2020
12,029
$45,022
$236,590
20.5%
54.9
2024
12,580
$48,448
$324,100
27.5%
56.5
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.
