Cotton Valley is home to 701 people in Louisiana. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $68,600. There are 488 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 40% less than in Louisiana as a whole. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $36,316, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
4% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cotton Valley
What changed most since 1990
Population1,130 → 701(−38%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants73.0% → 62.0%(−10.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Black share36.7% → 47.2%(+10.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
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)30%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.7%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45%(27)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 60 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
Cotton Valley, decade by decade
Cotton Valley 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
1,130
$31,174
$66,482
4.9%
59.5
2000
1,189
$40,076
$55,743
9.2%
64.5
2010
1,009
$42,625
$74,662
7.8%
65.0
2020
787
$22,900
$55,390
8.0%
69.4
2024
701
$36,316
$68,600
4.5%
64.0
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.
