The percentage of people in Cottonwood who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.43% of adults in Cottonwood have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Cottonwood in 2022 was $31,577, which is middle income relative to Arizona and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,308 for a family of four. However, Cottonwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cottonwood is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cottonwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cottonwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Cottonwood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cottonwood include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
In addition, Cottonwood has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.17%).
The most common language spoken in Cottonwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
