Cottontown, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

374

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.8

0.246% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.74%

NaNy% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$85,208

57% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Cottontown, TN is home to a population of 374 people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.01% of Cottontown, TN residents were born outside of the country (15 people).

In 2024, there were 16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (352 people) in Cottontown, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22 Other (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Cottontown, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cottontown, TN was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cottontown, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cottontown, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
352 ± 195
Other (Hispanic)
22 ± 37
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 14

5.88%

Hispanic Population

22 people

5.88% of the people in Cottontown, TN are hispanic (22 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cottontown, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

4.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

4.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

As of 2024, 4.01% of Cottontown, TN residents (15 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cottontown, TN was 4.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cottontown, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
32 ± 52
Vietnam
5 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
4 ± 16

Cottontown, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 6.4 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cottontown, TN.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cottontown, TN was $441,700 in 2024, which is 1.33 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $578,900 to $441,700, a 23.7% decrease. The homeownership rate in Cottontown, TN is 74.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cottontown, TN have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cottontown, TN is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$441,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$394,785

$134

Median Property Taxes

±$83

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cottontown, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cottontown, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.9%

Homeownership

2024

81.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.9% of the housing units in Cottontown, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cottontown, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,208

Median Household Income

± $81,878

179

Number of Households

± 107

In 2023, the median household income of the 179 households in Cottontown, TN grew to $85,208 from the previous year's value of $54,286.

The following chart displays the households in Cottontown, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cottontown, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (61.2%)
Worked At Home (23.7%)
Walked (15.1%)

In 2024, 61.2% of workers in Cottontown, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (23.7%) and those who walked to work (15.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cottontown, TN have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cottontown, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cottontown, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cottontown, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cottontown, TN have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cottontown, TN (14 out of 374 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 15 and then Males 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cottontown, TN is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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