Louisiana · Census place 17915
Cotton Valley town, LA
Quick answer
Cotton Valley town has 711 residents, ranking #310 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $26,875, the median home is worth $60,800 and median gross rent runs $623 a month.
- Population
- 711Cotton Valley town residents
- Median household income
- $26,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $60,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $623Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cotton Valley town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cotton Valley town median would spend about 27.8% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.5% of residents and 60.5% 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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