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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Cottonwood | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11,458 | 11,683 | 45 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -1.2% | — | |
| Median household income | $72,941 | $71,200 | 64 | ||
| Poverty rate | 15.0% | 10.0% | 82 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.1% | 24.5% | 36 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -0.9% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $169,300 | $176,950 | 27 | ||
| Median gross rent | $817 | $790 | 64 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.4% | 9.9% | 45 | ||
| Worked from home | 10.7% | 7.7% | 73 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | +0.3% |
| Housing units | — | — | -1.9% |
| Median household income | — | — | +25.3% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +46.6% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +15.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +10.5% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +86.2% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -2.5% |
| Restaurants & bars | 14.8 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 5.2 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.1 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 14.0 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 11.3 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.4 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 0.0 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 30.5 | US 24.3 | above US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell, IA | 86 | 10,575 | — | $71,365 | 24.9% |
| Jackson, KS | 84 | 13,341 | -0.9% | $75,215 | 22.6% |
| Osage, MO | 83 | 13,402 | -3.0% | $76,681 | 24.7% |
| Wright, IA | 82 | 12,791 | — | $67,190 | 24.9% |
| Custer, NE | 82 | 10,518 | — | $67,906 | 24.3% |
| Cuming, NE | 81 | 8,975 | -1.2% | $71,104 | 24.9% |
| Rock, MN | 81 | 9,621 | +0.4% | $71,295 | 26.3% |
| Pipestone, MN | 80 | 9,284 | — | $69,628 | 21.8% |
| O'Brien, IA | 79 | 14,126 | — | $68,356 | 22.0% |
| Pennington, MN | 79 | 13,791 | -1.8% | $77,325 | 21.0% |