Moving to Cottonwood, Alabama
Population: 1,170. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,171 (+0.1% change)
Males: 556 (47.5%), Females: 614 (52.5%)
Houston County
Zip code: 36320
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $21,452
Median house value: $62,000
Population by Race
Races in Cottonwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.2%)
- Black (29.1%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (21.4%), Irish (5.1%), English (4.2%), German (3.8%), Scottish (3.3%), Italian (2.9%).
Elevation: 163 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cottonwood
- High school or higher: 59.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cottonwood town
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 52.0%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 15.1%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -212 (-15.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cottonwood:
- SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
- RAMSAY YOUTH SERVICES DOTHAN (about 12 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cottonwood:
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 21 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Abbreviation: DHN)
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 64 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Abbreviation: PFN)
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Abbreviation: TLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cottonwood:
- MARIANNA MUNI (about 18 miles; MARIANNA, FL; Abbreviation: MAI)
- HEADLAND MUNI (about 21 miles; HEADLAND, AL; Abbreviation: 0J6)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 26 miles; BONIFAY, FL; Abbreviation: 1J0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottonwood:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 16 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,140)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 10,991)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
Public primary/middle school in Cottonwood:
- COTTONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 782; Location: 663 HOUSTON ST; Grades: KG – 12)