Population 190 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Cotton Grove
Household size in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.73 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.93 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.56 | 2.49 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.09 | 2.46 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.64 | −0.03 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Cotton Grove are small: just 2.09 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.73 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.1 | 39.1 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.0 | 40.2 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.6 | 41.5 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 49.1 | 41.5 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +9.1 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 49.1, Cotton Grove is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.4% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 12.3% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.4% | 11.8% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −7.0 pts | −0.4 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 8.4% of households in Cotton Grove, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Cotton Grove
Renters in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 21.4% | 29.2% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 40.1% | 31.4% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.8% | 33.2% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.1% | 30.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −12.3 pts | +1.6 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Cotton Grove is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.1% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 56.2% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.1% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 11.4% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Cotton Grove is close to the national rate: 10.6% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1980 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1982 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1984 | 1985 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +5 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in Cotton Grove are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1984, versus 1980 across the U.S. The picture is much the same across the Winston-Salem area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $731 | $700 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $731 | $751 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $683 | $830 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $838 | $1,102 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$107 | +$403 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Cotton Grove runs $838 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 42.1% of the typical renter's income, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Cotton Grove
Bachelor's degrees in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.9% | 25.2% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.4% | 25.9% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 27.2% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 31.2% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.6 pts | +6.0 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Cotton Grove have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 9.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 75.6% | 83.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 69.1% | 84.4% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.9% | 87.0% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 80.4% | 89.6% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.8 pts | +5.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in five adults in Cotton Grove never finished high school, well above the national share: only 80.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Cotton Grove
| Period | Cotton Grove | Winston-Salem area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 30.3% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 10.1% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 19.4% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | −3.5 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Cotton Grove runs well above the national rate: 19.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Cotton Grove compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Grove | 2.09 | 49.1 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 1984 | $838 | 9.5% | 80.4% | 19.4% |
| Southmont | 2.59 | 45.6 | 3.2% | 9.8% | 31.1% | 1992 | $848 | 28.4% | 91.5% | 0.0% |
| Lexington | 2.47 | 43.2 | 11.8% | 28.2% | 10.7% | 1982 | $952 | 19.3% | 86.6% | 4.2% |
| Linwood | 2.70 | 40.9 | 10.2% | 16.5% | 8.2% | 1987 | $915 | 18.7% | 91.7% | 2.7% |
| Gordontown | 2.26 | 49.0 | 3.1% | 14.5% | 1.7% | 1986 | $793 | 4.4% | 76.0% | 0.1% |
| Healing Springs | 2.55 | 45.2 | 3.7% | 17.7% | 22.1% | 1982 | $906 | 31.9% | 91.4% | 1.0% |
| Spencer | 2.36 | 42.2 | 10.7% | 27.9% | 15.4% | 1951 | $1,086 | 29.1% | 85.0% | 7.9% |
| East Spencer | 2.06 | 43.3 | 20.1% | 48.0% | 8.9% | 1966 | $758 | 10.9% | 88.4% | 12.7% |
| High Rock | 2.21 | 62.4 | 3.7% | 5.0% | 15.8% | 2000 | $910 | 43.7% | 89.8% | 0.0% |
| Cid | 2.56 | 47.4 | 11.7% | 16.6% | 14.7% | 1988 | $815 | 19.5% | 78.0% | 6.3% |
| Denton | 2.40 | 45.9 | 8.5% | 18.2% | 13.8% | 1981 | $837 | 18.5% | 86.6% | 5.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Cotton Grove. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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