Alabama · Census place 17824
Cottonwood town, AL
Quick answer
Cottonwood town has 1,091 residents, ranking #309 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $35,417, the median home is worth $110,300 and median gross rent runs $335 a month.
- Population
- 1,091Cottonwood town residents
- Median household income
- $35,417Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $110,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $335Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cottonwood town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cottonwood town median would spend about 11.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.2% of residents and 65.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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