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Cottonwood, California: commercial real estate data.
Cottonwood is a Census CDP of 3,107 people across 0.39 square miles of land, in Kern County. Median household income is $44,247, 16.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cottonwood
What Cottonwood is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,908 plus or minus 2,026
- County holding the largest share of its areaKern County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonwood
How many people live in Cottonwood
- Population3,107 plus or minus 796
- Median age18.3 plus or minus 5.3
- Population under 181,541 plus or minus 315
- Share under 1849.6 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Population 65 and over188 plus or minus 104
- Share 65 and over6.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Households772 plus or minus 178
- Family households663 plus or minus 165
- Share of households that are families85.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonwood
Income and work in Cottonwood
- Median household income$44,247
- Per capita income$12,008 plus or minus $3,016
- Civilian labor force823 plus or minus 312
- Employed691 plus or minus 257
- Unemployed132 plus or minus 129
- Unemployment rate16.0 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Adults 25 and over1,201 plus or minus 388
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher60.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonwood
Housing in Cottonwood
- Housing units799 plus or minus 168
- Occupied units772 plus or minus 178
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate3.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied127 plus or minus 70
- Renter occupied645 plus or minus 163
- Ownership rate16.5 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Median owner-occupied home value$321,600 plus or minus $97,315
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,029
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.9 percent
- Single family units401 plus or minus 155
- Share single family50.2 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Units in buildings of two or more398 plus or minus 137
- Share in buildings of two or more49.8 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonwood
How Cottonwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute640 plus or minus 249
- Commuting under 15 minutes99 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.5 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more221 plus or minus 206
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.5 percent plus or minus 29.3
- Drove alone90.3 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport1.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.4 percent plus or minus 10.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kern County, not Cottonwood
Kern County context, not Cottonwood figures
- Establishments in Kern County14,352
- Covered employment, Kern County347,664
- Average annual pay, Kern County$60,066
- Housing units permitted, Kern County3,244
Every figure in this section is published for Kern County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cottonwood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cottonwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cottonwood, California?
3,107, in 772 households. Cottonwood CDP covers 0.39 square miles of land, which is 7,908 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cottonwood in?
Kern County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cottonwood?
$44,247. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $321,600. Median gross rent is $1,029 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Cottonwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kern County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cottonwood.
Is zoning published for Cottonwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.