Arizona · Census place 16410
Cottonwood city, AZ
Quick answer
Cottonwood city has 12,547 residents, ranking #63 of 467 places in Arizona. Median household income is $47,162, the median home is worth $286,000 and median gross rent runs $1,080 a month.
- Population
- 12,547Cottonwood city residents
- Median household income
- $47,162Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $286,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,080Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 55.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 51%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cottonwood city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cottonwood city median would spend about 27.5% 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 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.5% of residents and 51% 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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