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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cotton Valley is $18,173, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cotton Valley median household income is $31,615, which has grown by 43.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cotton Valley residents spend 27.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 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, #301

Cotton Valley, LA	18,173 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cotton Valley, LA	25,789 USD
Louisiana	28,948 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

Cotton Valley, LA	33,631 USD
Louisiana	37,322 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

Cotton Valley, LA	24,453 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #314

Cotton Valley, LA	31,615 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cotton Valley, LA	38,161 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #142

Cotton Valley, LA	43.70%
Louisiana	38.15%
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

	Cotton Valley, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.69%	$4,124, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.52%	$13,860, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.17%	$1,240, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.58%	$16,456, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	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

Cotton Valley, LA	35,000 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cotton Valley, LA	45,367 USD
Louisiana	75,064 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

	Cotton Valley, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$34,609, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$20,938, see rank	$28,116	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cotton Valley, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$43,409, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,672, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$26,607, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cotton Valley, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	752, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	363, 48.27%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	210, 57.85%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	210, 57.85%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	188, 89.52%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 10.48%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	153, 42.15%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	389, 51.73%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	173, 44.47%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	173, 44.47%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	167, 96.53%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 3.47%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	216, 55.53%, see rank	43.53%	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

	Cotton Valley, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	350, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	317, 90.57%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13, 3.71%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	17, 4.86%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.86%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cotton Valley, LA	27.0 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 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

	Cotton Valley, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	355	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	188, 52.96%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 25.53%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7, 3.72%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14, 7.45%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 6.38%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 11.17%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	75, 39.89%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	167, 47.04%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	46, 27.54%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	41, 24.55%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69, 41.32%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 6.59%, see rank	3.93%	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

	Cotton Valley, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	355, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	42, 11.83%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	11, 3.10%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	44, 12.39%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	41, 11.55%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17, 4.79%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	2, 0.56%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3, 0.85%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	25, 7.04%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	105, 29.58%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9, 2.54%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	29, 8.17%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 7.61%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cotton Valley, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	270	28.10%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	53	21.20%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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