Minnesota · Census place 13564
Cottonwood city, MN
Quick answer
Cottonwood city has 1,120 residents, ranking #345 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $90,750, the median home is worth $180,200 and median gross rent runs $914 a month.
- Population
- 1,120Cottonwood city residents
- Median household income
- $90,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $180,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $914Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.9%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 12.1% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.1% of residents and 78.9% 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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