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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA compare?
| Figure | Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | no yearly estimate (census-designated place) |
| Change since April 2020 | – |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 6,268 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 474 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | – |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 3.8 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 17.5% |
| Measure | Cottonwood (Shasta County), CA |
|---|---|
| Total population | 7,408±1,256 |
| Median age | 38.8±2.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10.1%±4.5 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 76.5%±6.3 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 2.3%±1.9 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 4.4%±3.1 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 6.6%±3.9 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 15.1%±5.4 pts |
| Median household income | $95,577±$21,049 |
| Per capita income | $46,532±$10,518 |
| People below the poverty line | 8.7%±4.3 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9%±3.4 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $363,000±$73,740 |
| Median gross rent | $1,391±$482 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 31.3%±20.1 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 68.8%±11.0 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±1.5 pts |
| Worked from home | 5.5%±4.0 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 83.6%±6.4 pts |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±1.2 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 22.2 min±2.6 |
| No health insurance coverage | 6.0%±3.9 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov