Cottonwood, TX Population

Overview

401

Total Population

36.4

Median age

49.13%

Female population %

103.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

35.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cottonwood is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cottonwood's population under 18 was 26.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cottonwood's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 6.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cottonwood, 19.70% were under the age of 15, 18.20% aged 15 to 29, 55.86% aged 30 to 64, 6.23% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 less females than males in Cottonwood:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.13% females and 50.87% males in Cottonwood, TX.
The Cottonwood, TX gender ratio is 103.6:100 i.e. 103.6 men to 100 women (1.036).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 40.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 31.

Cottonwood's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cottonwood population: 95.01% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American, 2.24% are some other race and 2.49% are multiracial.
Cottonwood's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 392 (97.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cottonwood is White with a population of 381 (95.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 232 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Cottonwood's population decreased by 28 (14.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cottonwood's population increased by 25 (14.88%), 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, Cottonwood's population was lowest in year 2010 at 168.