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Cottonport, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Cottonport is a Census town of 1,858 people across 2.01 square miles of land, in Avoyelles Parish. Median household income is $31,875, 62.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cottonport
What Cottonport is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.01 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land927 plus or minus 237
- County holding the largest share of its areaAvoyelles Parish, 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.
Cottonport
How many people live in Cottonport
- Population1,858 plus or minus 475
- Median age31.4 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18661 plus or minus 205
- Share under 1835.6 percent
- Population 65 and over255 plus or minus 81
- Share 65 and over13.7 percent
- Households776 plus or minus 205
- Family households488 plus or minus 167
- Share of households that are families62.9 percent plus or minus 13.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonport
Income and work in Cottonport
- Median household income$31,875 plus or minus $8,306
- Per capita income$16,699
- Civilian labor force696 plus or minus 237
- Employed653 plus or minus 232
- Unemployed43 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over1,044 plus or minus 248
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher61.0 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonport
Housing in Cottonport
- Housing units1,006 plus or minus 225
- Occupied units776 plus or minus 205
- Vacant units230 plus or minus 78
- Vacancy rate22.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Owner occupied483 plus or minus 176
- Renter occupied293 plus or minus 77
- Ownership rate62.2 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$88,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$738 plus or minus $358
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.8 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Single family units788 plus or minus 195
- Share single family78.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more139 plus or minus 66
- Share in buildings of two or more13.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes70 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonport
How Cottonport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute636 plus or minus 227
- Commuting under 15 minutes267 plus or minus 185
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.0 percent plus or minus 25.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more146 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.0 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Drove alone85.6 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home0.8 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cottonport
Flood risk in Cottonport
- NFIP communityTown of Cottonport
- NFIP community number220021
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Cottonport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220021 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.
Avoyelles Parish, not Cottonport
Avoyelles Parish context, not Cottonport figures
- Establishments in Avoyelles Parish692
- Covered employment, Avoyelles Parish9,801
- Average annual pay, Avoyelles Parish$42,336
- Housing units permitted, Avoyelles Parish15
Every figure in this section is published for Avoyelles Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Cottonport.
All Avoyelles Parish figures →
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
Cottonport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cottonport, Louisiana?
1,858, in 776 households. Cottonport town covers 2.01 square miles of land, which is 927 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cottonport in?
Avoyelles Parish, 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 Cottonport?
$31,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $88,300. Median gross rent is $738 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cottonport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cottonport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cottonport, town of, community 220021, 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 Cottonport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Avoyelles Parish 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 Cottonport.
Is zoning published for Cottonport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.