CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cotton Valley

Louisiana · 1,130 residents · 2.63 sq mi

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With 1,130 people, Cotton Valley is a city in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 33.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $27,700. That trails the Louisiana median by roughly 41%. Households take in $12,989 at the median, 57% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,130

−5%vs 2000

vs 1,189 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024701

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(88)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410%(113)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(71)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(57)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(161)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.4%(129)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(98)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(107)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(112)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(62)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.5%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,989

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,000 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,123

−44%vs 2000

vs $12,662 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.9%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,700

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$206

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $260 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.0%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic55.5%(660)

Black41.9%(498)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(17)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.9%(711)

Black36.7%(415)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(6)

Asian0.2%(2)

Other0.2%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

American12.6%(88)

Irish9.3%(65)

German7.1%(50)

English3.9%(27)

Subsaharan African3.3%(23)

Scottish0.9%(6)

Italian0.6%(4)

Greek0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.1%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 22.2 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 married33.8%(74)

Married57.1%(125)

Widowed4.1%(9)

Divorced5%(11)

Women 15+

Never married41.4%(120)

Married45.2%(131)

Widowed8.3%(24)

Divorced5.2%(15)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−18.9 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

26.8%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

56.6%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.4%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

73.5%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% 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)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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