Cottonwood CDP (Kern County), CA

Full City Profile · California · Kern County County

1.8 /5.0

D Poor

3,102 Population 7,954/sq mi density

$40,339 Median Income $12,419 per capita

$256,400 Home Value $1,177,902 Zillow

$947 Median Rent 31.0% income on rent

65°F Avg Temperature 330 sunny days/yr

209 Violent Crime/100K 1,360 property/100K

Overall

1.8 / 5.0

Below average overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

1.6 / 5.0

$40,339 median income, 8.7% unemployment

Affordability

3.1 / 5.0

$256,400 home value, $947/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

209 violent crimes/100K

Education

1.5 / 5.0

6.2% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-8.3%

3,381 → 3,102

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-4.21%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+34.6%

$29,980 → $40,339

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+16%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Cottonwood CDP (Kern County) across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

2,296

-806 from 2023 (3,102)

Projected Median Income 2030

$114,007

+$73,668 from 2023 ($40,339)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	3,381	—	$29,980	—
2023	3,102	-8.3%	$40,339	+34.6%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.