The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Cottondale has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Cottondale a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Cottondale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Cottondale with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.37% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Cottondale in 2022 was $28,402, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,608 for a family of four. However, Cottondale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cottondale is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cottondale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cottondale residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Cottondale include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Cottondale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
