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Cotton Valley, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Cotton Valley is a Census town of 701 people across 2.63 square miles of land, in Webster Parish. Median household income is $36,316, 62.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cotton Valley
What Cotton Valley is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.63 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land266 plus or minus 86
- County holding the largest share of its areaWebster 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.
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How many people live in Cotton Valley
- Population701 plus or minus 227
- Median age36.4 plus or minus 12.1
- Population under 18206 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1829.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over143 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over20.4 percent
- Households266 plus or minus 74
- Family households195 plus or minus 67
- Share of households that are families73.3 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cotton Valley
- Median household income$36,316 plus or minus $7,922
- Per capita income$18,027 plus or minus $3,637
- Civilian labor force220 plus or minus 88
- Employed212 plus or minus 86
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over447 plus or minus 126
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.4 percent plus or minus 33.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cotton Valley
- Housing units352 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units266 plus or minus 74
- Vacant units86 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate24.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Owner occupied165 plus or minus 47
- Renter occupied101 plus or minus 52
- Ownership rate62.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$68,600 plus or minus $29,448
- Median gross rent, monthly$725 plus or minus $350
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.0 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Single family units233 plus or minus 63
- Share single family66.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more37 plus or minus 33
- Share in buildings of two or more10.5 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cotton Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute191 plus or minus 85
- Commuting under 15 minutes47 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.6 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more91 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.6 percent plus or minus 29.9
- Drove alone87.1 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Cotton Valley
- NFIP communityTown of Cotton Valley
- NFIP community number220322
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/10(M)
The Town of Cotton Valley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220322 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.
Webster Parish, not Cotton Valley
Webster Parish context, not Cotton Valley figures
- Establishments in Webster Parish772
- Covered employment, Webster Parish11,054
- Average annual pay, Webster Parish$49,290
- Housing units permitted, Webster Parish35
Every figure in this section is published for Webster Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Cotton Valley.
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.
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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
Cotton Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cotton Valley, Louisiana?
701, in 266 households. Cotton Valley town covers 2.63 square miles of land, which is 266 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cotton Valley in?
Webster 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 Cotton Valley?
$36,316. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $68,600. Median gross rent is $725 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cotton Valley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cotton Valley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cotton Valley, town of, community 220322, 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 Cotton Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Webster 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 Cotton Valley.
Is zoning published for Cotton Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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