Cotter, Arkansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	930
Male Share of the Population	51.2%
Female Share of the Population	48.8%
Senior Citizens	26.8%
Employed Population 16+	389
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	50.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	11.9%
Median Earnings25+	$23,164
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,750

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,929
% Above Poverty Level	77.6%
% Below Poverty Level	22.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	14 minutes
% Working from Home	3.6%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	24.7%
Median Gross Rent	$548
Median House Value	$103,700

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	24.5%
German	20.3%
Irish	16.2%
English	13.4%
Polish	3%
Dutch	2.2%
Swiss	2%
French Except Basque	1.7%
Scottish	1.3%
Italian	1.1%
Canadian	1%
Swedish	0.8%
Greek	0.6%
Arab	0.5%
Syrian	0.5%
Norwegian	0.4%
Slovene	0.2%
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Cotter Almanac

Category	Value
County	Baxter County
Standard Zip Codes	72626
Phone Area Codes	870
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	36.28
Approximate Longitude	-92.52

Cotter Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MOUNTAIN HOME 1 NNW
Distance	9.3 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 44 F
Apr Temp	45 to 69 F
Jul Temp	67 to 90 F
Oct Temp	47 to 72 F
Annual Precip	45.2 inches

Station	GILBERT
Distance	22.3 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 51 F
Apr Temp	44 to 75 F
Jul Temp	65 to 94 F
Oct Temp	44 to 77 F
Annual Precip	44.7 inches

Station	MOUNTAIN VIEW
Distance	34.5 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 46 F
Apr Temp	46 to 71 F
Jul Temp	68 to 92 F
Oct Temp	47 to 74 F
Annual Precip	49.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bull Shoals	2,097	$48,250
Flippin	1,342	$29,712
Gassville	2,519	$42,037
Lakeview	856	$48,750
Mountain Home	12,303	$49,980
Summit	426	$24,750

Cotter Public Schools

Amanda Gist Elementary School
152 Lucille St
ZIP: 72626
Primary
Total Enrollment 425

Cotter High School
198 Mabel St
ZIP: 72626
High
Total Enrollment 293

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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