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Moving to Cottonwood, Arizona

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Population: 9,179. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,894 (+18.7% change)
Males: 4,269 (46.5%), Females: 4,910 (53.5%)

Zip code: 86326

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $27,444
Median house value: $106,800

Population by Race

Races in Cottonwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.0%)
  • Hispanic (20.5%)
  • Other race (9.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.4%), English (12.5%), Irish (11.8%), United States (7.5%), French (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.4%).

Land area: 10.7 square miles

Map of Cottonwood, AZ

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cottonwood

  • High school or higher: 77.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cottonwood city

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 13.9%

9.8% Foreign born (8.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +3,167 (+52.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Cottonwood:

  • VERDE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (269 SOUTH CANDY LANE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cottonwood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cottonwood:

  • ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD (about 29 miles; PRESCOTT, AZ; Abbreviation: PRC)
  • FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM (about 37 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; Abbreviation: FLG)
  • GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK (about 85 miles; GRAND CANYON, AZ; Abbreviation: GCN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cottonwood:

  • COTTONWOOD (about 2 miles; COTTONWOOD, AZ; Abbreviation: P52)
  • SEDONA (about 18 miles; SEDONA, AZ; Abbreviation: SEZ)
  • H.A. CLARK MEMORIAL FIELD (about 41 miles; WILLIAMS, AZ; Abbreviation: P32)

Amtrak station near Cottonwood:

  • 13 miles: CAMP VERDE (355 W MIDDLE VERDE RD.) – Bus Station. Services: snack bar, free short-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottonwood:

  • YAVAPAI COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PRESCOTT, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,415)
  • NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; FLAGSTAFF, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 15,758)
  • PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,410)
  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-WEST (about 77 miles; Glendale, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,334)
  • GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; GLENDALE, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 9,981)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 81 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; PHOENIX, AZ; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)

Schools

Public high schools in Cottonwood:

  • MINGUS UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,237; Location: 1801 E. FIR STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MINGUS UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 824; Location: 830 S MAIN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Cottonwood:

  • CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 52; Location: P O BOX 2459 750 E MINGUS BUIL; Grades: 7 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Cottonwood:

  • DR DANIEL BRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 841; Location: 1500 MONTE TESORO DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • COTTONWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 735; Location: 500 E. MINGUS AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 634; Location: 301 N WILLARD ST; Grades: PK – 08)
  • CAMP VERDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Students: 341; Location: 830 S. MAIN ST.; Grades: KG – 12)
  • SEDONA-OAK CREEK JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Students: 305; Location: 830 S. MAIN STE.; Grades: KG – 12)
  • AMERICAN HERITAGE ACADEMY (Students: 261; Location: 2030 E. CHERRY ST.; Grades: KG – 12)
  • ACCELERATED LEARNING CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: 320 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 08)
  • EXCEL EDUCATION CENTERS COTTONWOOD, LLC (Students: 77; Location: 1229 E. CHERRY STREET; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • CENTER FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 59; Location: 215 S. MAIN ST.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • NEW VISIONS ACADEMY (Students: 45; Location: 125 SOUTH 6TH STREET; Grades: 05 – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Cottonwood:

  • VERDE VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 127; Location: 102 S WILLARD; Grades: KG – 6)
  • MONTEZUMA SCHOOLS (Students: 117; Location: PO BOX 428; Grades: PK – KG)
  • VERDE VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 421 N. WILLARD ST. PO BOX 1106; Grades: PK – KG)
  • VERDE VALLEY SEVENTH-DAY ADVEN (Students: 26; Location: MINGUS STILL BLDG; Grades: 1 – 9)

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