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Cottonwood, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Cottonwood is a Census city of 1,131 people across 0.84 square miles of land, in Idaho County. Median household income is $79,271, 80.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cottonwood
What Cottonwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.84 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,348 plus or minus 354
- County holding the largest share of its areaIdaho 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
- Population1,131 plus or minus 297
- Median age39.6
- Population under 18258 plus or minus 92
- Share under 1822.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over219 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Households375
- Family households256 plus or minus 66
- Share of households that are families68.3 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$79,271 plus or minus $17,512
- Per capita income$34,448 plus or minus $9,704
- Civilian labor force529 plus or minus 126
- Employed480 plus or minus 121
- Unemployed49 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate9.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over789 plus or minus 179
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.9 percent plus or minus 27.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonwood
Housing in Cottonwood
- Housing units441
- Occupied units375
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied300 plus or minus 67
- Renter occupied75 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate80.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$234,700 plus or minus $49,153
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,010 plus or minus $218
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units359
- Share single family81.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more22 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more5.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes60 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1962
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 commute465 plus or minus 120
- Commuting under 15 minutes248 plus or minus 97
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.3 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more139 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.9 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Drove alone89.7 percent
- Carpooled4.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Worked from home2.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonwood
Flood risk in Cottonwood
- NFIP communityCity of Cottonwood
- NFIP community number160067
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/01/85(M)
The City of Cottonwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160067 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Idaho County, not Cottonwood
Idaho County context, not Cottonwood figures
- Establishments in Idaho County521
- Covered employment, Idaho County4,590
- Average annual pay, Idaho County$46,963
- Housing units permitted, Idaho County10
Every figure in this section is published for Idaho 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, Idaho?
1,131, in 375 households. Cottonwood city covers 0.84 square miles of land, which is 1,348 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?
Idaho 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?
$79,271. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,700. Median gross rent is $1,010 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cottonwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cottonwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cottonwood, city of, community 160067, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Idaho 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.
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