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California · Census place 16623

Cottonwood CDP (Kern County), CA

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Cottonwood CDP (Kern County) has 3,102 residents, ranking #788 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $40,339, the median home is worth $256,400 and median gross rent runs $947 a month.

Population
3,102Cottonwood CDP (Kern County) residents
Median household income
$40,339Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$256,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$947Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
21.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
10.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Cottonwood CDP (Kern County)

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cottonwood CDP (Kern County) median would spend about 28.2% 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 6.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 47.3% of residents and 10.8% 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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