California · Census place 16623
Cottonwood CDP (Kern County), CA
Quick answer
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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