Cottonwood ZIP Codes — Lyon County, MN

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	411	23.6%
18 and over	1,332	76.4%
65 and over	289	16.6%
Median age	41.7 years

Group	Count	%
White	1,648	90.9%
Hispanic or Latino	70	3.9%
Other race	68	3.8%
Two or more races	24	1.3%
Asian	2	0.1%
Black or African American	1	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	5.5%
$10k–$15k	1.7%
$15k–$25k	3.6%
$25k–$35k	5.9%
$35k–$50k	7.0%
$50k–$75k	13.1%
$75k–$100k	17.4%
$100k–$150k	30.0%
$150k–$200k	9.0%
$200k+	6.7%
Median income	$93,194

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$189,400
Median rent / month	$704
Owner occupied	80.1%
Renter occupied	19.9%
Vacant	7.7%
Single-family detached	81.7%
Large apartment buildings	3.4%
Mobile homes	4.6%
Median rooms	6.8
Avg household size (owned)	2.45

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.4%
2010–2019	3.7%
2000–2009	6.8%
1990–1999	12.3%
1980–1989	3.7%
1970–1979	19.8%
1960–1969	7.1%
1950–1959	13.2%
1940–1949	5.1%
1939 or earlier	28.0%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.0%
1 bedroom	9.2%
2 bedrooms	27.6%
3 bedrooms	27.1%
4 bedrooms	23.4%
5+ bedrooms	11.8%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	4.8%
1 vehicle	19.0%
2 vehicles	43.3%
3 or more	32.8%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	45.0%
Electricity	32.7%
Propane / LP gas	20.3%
Wood	0.4%
No fuel used	1.6%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	406	54.6%
Cohabiting couple	53	7.1%
Male householder, no spouse	129	17.4%
Female householder, no spouse	155	20.9%
Households with children under 18	200	26.9%
Households with seniors (65+)	194	26.1%
Average household size	2.34

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	28.3%	29.7%
Married	61.0%	57.7%
Separated	0.3%	0.6%
Widowed	1.0%	7.6%
Divorced	9.4%	4.5%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.8%
Bachelor's or higher	25.8%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	54	13.7%
Kindergarten	33	8.4%
Elementary school	159	40.4%
High school	105	26.6%
College / grad school	43	10.9%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	37.1%
Service	13.0%
Sales & office	22.2%
Natural resources & construction	10.3%
Production & transportation	17.4%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	78.8%
Government	8.7%
Self-employed	11.9%
Unpaid family workers	0.6%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	82.3%
Carpool	5.1%
Public transit	0.1%
Walk	2.3%
Other means	1.1%
Avg commute (minutes)	16.0

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	25.4%
Retirement income	20.1%
Supplemental Security	0.5%
Cash public assistance	3.5%
Food stamps / SNAP	4.6%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	29.1%
High cholesterol	29.0%
Heart disease	6.1%
Stroke	2.9%
Asthma	8.8%
Arthritis	22.2%
Kidney disease	2.7%
Pulmonary disease	5.5%
Cancer	6.8%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	20.7%
No physical activity	21.7%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	27.3%
Fair or poor health	11.8%
Poor mental health	13.6%
Poor physical health	9.3%
No health insurance	11.0%
Visited doctor (checkup)	71.3%
Visited dentist	66.7%
Cholesterol screening	89.3%
Teeth loss	11.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	51	3.8%

Disability	%
Any disability	8.2%
Under 18	0.2%
18–64 years	8.6%
65 and over	18.0%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	76.6%
Public insurance	35.4%
Uninsured under 19	4.7%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	1,632	93.6%
Spanish	27	1.7%
Other Indo-European	24	1.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	1	0.1%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	1,725	99.0%
Born in same state	1,665	95.5%
Born in different state	1,425	81.8%
Foreign born	60	3.4%
Naturalized citizen	18	1.0%
Not a US citizen	18	100.0%