California · Census place 16630
Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CA
Quick answer
Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County) has 7,170 residents, ranking #570 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $96,679, the median home is worth $362,800 and median gross rent runs $1,219 a month.
- Population
- 7,170Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County) residents
- Median household income
- $96,679Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $362,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,219Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County)
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County) median would spend about 15.1% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 63.7% 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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