Cottonwood, Colorado
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| Males: 720 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 684 |  (48.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 29.0 years |
| Colorado median age: | 34.3 years |
Zip codes: 80134.
| Cottonwood: | $108,068 |
| CO: | $89,302 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $43,776 (it was $23,179 in 2000)
Cottonwood CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $524,745 (it was $176,400 in 2000)
| Cottonwood: | $524,745 |
| CO: | $531,100 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $835,679; detached houses: $859,211; townhouses or other attached units: $616,732; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $480,675; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $661,769; mobile homes: $200,791
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- 83489.6%White alone
- 626.7%Hispanic
- 111.2%Black alone
- 101.1%Asian alone
- 80.9%Two or more races
- 30.3%American Indian alone
- 20.2%Other race alone
- 10.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
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Ancestries: English (31.9%), German (18.5%), Irish (11.7%), United States (7.7%), Polish (6.2%), Norwegian (6.1%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Land area: 0.88 square miles.
Population density: 1,593 people per square mile (low).
54 residents are foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 0.8% North America).
| This place: | 5.8% |
| Colorado: | 8.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Cottonwood CDP: | 1.0% ($1,770) |
| Colorado: | 0.7% ($1,132) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Centennial, CO (4.3 miles 
, pop. 100,377).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: South Aurora, CO (7.6 miles , pop. 297,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (580.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities:
Grand View Estates, CO (1.3 miles ),
), Dove Valley, CO (1.3 miles ),
), Foxfield, CO (1.4 miles ),
), Meridian, CO (1.7 miles),
Inverness, CO (1.9 miles ),
), Centennial, CO (2.1 miles )
)Latitude: 39.56 N, Longitude: 104.80 W
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Colorado: | 3.2% |
- Finance & insurance (11.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.2%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (8.9%)
- Educational services (8.9%)
- Public administration (8.2%)
- Health care (6.2%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (3.7%)
- Finance & insurance (14.7%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (12.0%)
- Public administration (8.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.0%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (7.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.0%)
- Transportation equipment (4.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (14.8%)
- Educational services (14.4%)
- Health care (11.0%)
- Public administration (7.6%)
- Finance & insurance (7.6%)
- Broadcasting & telecommunications (5.3%)
- Personal & laundry services (4.9%)
- Computer specialists (10.7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Engineers (4.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.4%)
- Computer specialists (15.1%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.4%)
- Engineers (8.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Religious workers (7.0%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.5%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (8.7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.0%)
- Life and physical scientists (7.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.2%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
- Accountants and auditors (5.7%)
Average climate in Cottonwood, Colorado
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 122. This is significantly worse than average.
| City: | 122 |
| U.S.: | 73 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.319. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 6.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.319 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 17.3. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 17.3 |
| U.S.: | 5.1 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.839. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.839 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 38.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 38.7 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 26.4. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 26.4 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 7.61. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.61 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2009 was 0.00502. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.8 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.00502 |
| U.S.: | 0.00931 |
Tornado activity:
Cottonwood-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/15/1988, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the Cottonwood place center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/18/1975, a category F3 tornado 17.1 miles away from the place center .
Earthquake activity:
Cottonwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 700% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 458.3 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 200.2 miles away from Cottonwood center
On 8/23/2011 at 05:46:18, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 172.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 558.9 miles away from Cottonwood center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 180.7 miles away from Cottonwood center
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 182.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Douglas County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 3, Floods: 3, Snows: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Cottonwood:
- PARKER DIALYSIS (DVA) (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; PARKER, CO)
- COMFORT CARE HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; PARKER, CO)
- RED HAWK DIALYSIS (DVA) (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; CASTLE ROCK, CO)
- ETAHNU IN-HOME SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; AURORA, CO)
- BETH ISRAEL AT SHALOM PARK (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; AURORA, CO)
- HERITAGE CLUB AT GREENWOOD VILLAGE-LTC (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO)
- AGAPE HOSPICE SERVICES (Hospital, about 7 miles away; GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO)
Amtrak station near Cottonwood:
- 18 miles: DENVER (1701 WYNKOOP ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cottonwood:
- Jones International University (about 5 miles; Centennial, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,556)
- Colorado State University-Global Campus (about 7 miles; Greenwood Village, CO; FT enrollment: 3,642)
- Community College of Aurora (about 11 miles; Aurora, CO; FT enrollment: 4,730)
- Arapahoe Community College (about 13 miles; Littleton, CO; FT enrollment: 6,619)
- University of Denver (about 13 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 9,621)
- Emily Griffith Technical College (about 17 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 2,460)
- Community College of Denver (about 17 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 7,329)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.8 people |
| Colorado: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 80.7% |
| Whole state: | 65.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Cottonwood:
- Never married: 11.7%
- Now married: 82.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 5.9%
For population 25 years and over in Cottonwood:
- High school or higher: 98.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 6.0 |
| Colorado average: | 11.8 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Cottonwood, CO (based on Douglas County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 50,827 | 86 |
| Catholic | 22,360 | 4 |
| Other | 13,649 | 34 |
| Mainline Protestant | 13,182 | 12 |
| Orthodox | - | - |
| None | 185,447 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 22
| Douglas County: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
| Here: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Here: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 52
| Douglas County: | 1.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 173
| Here: | 6.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Douglas County: | 3.6% |
| Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Douglas County: | 16.0% |
| Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Douglas County: | 7.0% |
| Colorado: | 9.6% |
12.60% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($109,095 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 12.60% |
| Colorado average: | 11.28% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($228 average AGI)
Douglas County: 0.03% Colorado average: 0.05%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Arapahoe County, CO |  2.98% ($95,581 average AGI) |
| from Denver County, CO | 1.72% ($107,447) |
| from Jefferson County, CO | 1.20% ($101,703) |
10.65% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($99,710 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 10.65% |
| Colorado average: | 11.05% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Douglas County: 0.02% Colorado average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Arapahoe County, CO | 2.10% ($81,282 average AGI) |
| to Denver County, CO | 1.06% ($88,181) |
| to Jefferson County, CO | 0.72% ($81,041) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Cottonwood:
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KNRC (1150 AM; 10 kW; ENGLEWOOD, CO; Owner: NRC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KEZW (1430 AM; 10 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KCUV (1510 AM; 25 kW; LITTLETON, CO; Owner: PEOPLE WIRELESS, INC.)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KADZ (1550 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KBNO (1280 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: LATINO COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KDDZ (1690 AM; 10 kW; ARVADA, CO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KBJD (1650 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cottonwood:
- KJMN (92.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KQKS (107.5 FM; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KLDV (91.1 FM; MORRISON, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KIMN (100.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KVOD (90.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC)
- KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KUVO (89.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
- KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KAGM (102.3 FM; STRASBURG, CO; Owner: KAGM, LLC)
- KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAVD (103.1 FM; LIMON, CO; Owner: THE MEADOWLARK GROUP, INC.)
- KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KBRU-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MORGAN, CO; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Cottonwood:
- K48FW (Channel 48; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KDEO-LP (Channel 38; AURORA, CO; Owner: PETER B. VAN DE SANDE)
- KMGH-TV (Channel 7; DENVER, CO; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KRMA-TV (Channel 6; DENVER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KDEV-LP (Channel 62; AURORA, CO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KUSA-TV (Channel 9; DENVER, CO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
- KWHD (Channel 53; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KTVD (Channel 20; DENVER, CO; Owner: TWENVER BROADCAST, INC.)
- KCNC-TV (Channel 4; DENVER, CO; Owner: CBS TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
- KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
- KWGN-TV (Channel 2; DENVER, CO; Owner: KWGN INC.)
- KMAS-LP (Channel 63; DENVER, CO; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS COLO. LIC. CORP.)
- KDVR (Channel 31; DENVER, CO; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KPXC-TV (Channel 59; DENVER, CO; Owner: PAXSON DENVER LICENSE, INC.)
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 31 | $174,384 | 15 | $144,754 | 50 | $176,320 | 1 | $30,290 | 4 | $123,408 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 3 | $167,957 | 2 | $138,710 | 5 | $215,292 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $101,530 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 3 | $171,857 | 2 | $141,740 | 13 | $178,898 | 1 | $57,450 | 1 | $132,230 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $224,780 | 1 | $229,160 | 12 | $177,722 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $156,680 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $178,452 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0140.01
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 3 | $160,923 | 2 | $178,820 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $121,370 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $145,390 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0140.01
Cottonwood compared to Colorado state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Cottonwood on our top lists:
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Brazil (population 500+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"