Median Household Income
$72,941
Median Home Value
$169,300
Median Gross Rent
$817/mo
Poverty Rate
15.0%
Unemployment Rate
2.8%
Homeownership Rate
74.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24.1%
Median Age
40.3
Population Over Time
Cottonwood County shrank 1.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
11,676
2016
11,557
2018
11,372
2020
11,279
2022
11,481
2024
11,458
Business & Industry
Cottonwood County has 325 business establishments employing 5,046 people.
Other services (except public administration)
55
Health care and social assistance
38
Construction
35
Finance and insurance
28
Accommodation and food services
19
Wholesale trade
17
Professional, scientific, and technical services
16
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
11
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.