Cotton Valley, LA Population

Overview

799

Total Population

32.5

Median age

57.45%

Female population %

74.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

90.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cotton Valley's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cotton Valley is 32.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cotton Valley's population under 18 was 34.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cotton Valley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cotton Valley, 34.04% were under the age of 15, 11.14% aged 15 to 29, 41.30% aged 30 to 64, 11.76% aged 65 to 84, and 1.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 119 more females than males in Cotton Valley:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.45% females and 42.55% males in Cotton Valley, LA.
The Cotton Valley, LA gender ratio is 74.1:100 i.e. 74.1 men to 100 women (0.741).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 76.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 68.

Cotton Valley's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cotton Valley population: 50.69% are White, 47.93% are Black or African American and 1.38% are multiracial.
Cotton Valley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 795 (99.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cotton Valley is White with a population of 405 (50.69% of the total population).

Cotton Valley's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,159 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cotton Valley's population decreased by 150 (12.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cotton Valley's population decreased by 225 (22.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cotton Valley's population was lowest in year 2022 at 756.