Cotton Center, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cotton Center, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 138. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet COTTON-CENTER-TX · Cotton Center, TX 1 ZIPs · 138 pop · #21435/25278 · Hale County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-RENT · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK
- INC-MID $51,094
- RANK-BOTTOM #21435/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Petersburg
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-RENT 24% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 138
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-UNK Homes pending
Nearest income peer: Petersburg, TX (+ $3,823 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Cotton Center
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cotton Center on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Plainview · lowest
Plainview · lowest
$47,255 median HH income
- Cotton Center · this city
Cotton Center · this city
$51,094 median HH income
- Petersburg · near
Petersburg · near
$54,917 median HH income
- Hale Center · near
Hale Center · near
$61,832 median HH income
- Edmonson · near
Edmonson · near
$76,250 median HH income
- Abernathy · highest
Abernathy · highest
$81,985 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cotton Center, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 15th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 138
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,094
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,094 average) · poverty 43.5%. The primary code (79021) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (23.5%) for this income tier, rent $625 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Texas, Encinal is the closest lower-income city and May the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cotton Center.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 79021, is all of Cotton Center
There is no split to weigh here: 79021 holds every one of Cotton Center's 138 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Cotton Center's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 15 employees , annual payroll $449k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 79021 (3 units) .
ZIP Codes in Cotton Center, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Hale County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cotton Center. See the Hale County roll-up →
Cotton Center sits in the lower half of Hale County on income: Abernathy, Hale Center and Petersburg report more, and only Plainview reports less. Abernathy marks the far end of that range at $81,985, 60% above Cotton Center.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79021 | 138 | $51,094 | 3 | 3 |
Cotton Center roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cotton Center, .