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Cottonwood, AL Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cottonwood is $17,255, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cottonwood median household income is $26,344, which has grown by 22.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cottonwood residents spend 30.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #395

Cottonwood, AL	17,255 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cottonwood, AL	22,500 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cottonwood, AL	28,693 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cottonwood, AL	20,216 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #476

Cottonwood, AL	26,344 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cottonwood, AL	42,046 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #256

Cottonwood, AL	22.80%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cottonwood, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.35%	$1,547, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.82%	$16,390, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.33%	$2,233, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.98%	$11,807, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cottonwood, AL	37,773 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cottonwood, AL	49,285 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cottonwood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$26,932, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$25,179, see rank	$29,055	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cottonwood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$7,083, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$31,875, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$34,500, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$19,583, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cottonwood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,066, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	512, 48.03%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	274, 53.52%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	274, 53.52%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	236, 86.13%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 13.87%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	238, 46.48%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	554, 51.97%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	249, 44.95%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	249, 44.95%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	217, 87.15%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	32, 12.85%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	305, 55.05%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cottonwood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	448, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	373, 83.26%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	50, 11.16%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 1.56%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 4.02%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cottonwood, AL	30.2 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cottonwood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	453	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	236, 52.10%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	43, 18.22%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	26, 11.02%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 11.86%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.85%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 10.17%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 23.73%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	217, 47.90%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	39, 17.97%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	63, 29.03%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	94, 43.32%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21, 9.68%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cottonwood, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	453, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 1.10%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	56, 12.36%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	71, 15.67%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14, 3.09%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	80, 17.66%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30, 6.62%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	10, 2.21%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19, 4.19%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8, 1.77%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	117, 25.83%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11, 2.43%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 1.77%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24, 5.30%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cottonwood, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	357	27.59%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	70	22.80%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.