Editing Cotulla, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 672
|1910= 1880
|1920= 1058
|1930= 3175
|1940= 3633
|1950= 4418
|1960= 3960
|1970= 3415
|1980= 3912
|1990= 3694
|2000= 3614
|2010= 3603
|2020= 3718
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Cotulla racial composition'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4817216&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|424
|11.4%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|9
|0.24%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.03%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|4
|0.11%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|5
|0.13%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|31
|0.83%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|3,244
|87.25%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3,718'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,718 people, 1,485 households, and 1,110 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 3,614 people, 1,208 households, and 901 families were residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 1,831.8 people per mi<sup>2</sup> (708.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The 1,504 housing units averaged 762.3 per mi<sup>2</sup> (294.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 83.45% White, 0.64% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 12.67% from other races, and 2.35% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 83.56% of the population.

Of the 1,208 households, 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were not families. About 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95, and the average family size was 3.50.

In the city, the age distribution was 33.6% under 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,250, and for a family was $25,951. Males had a median income of $21,199 versus $17,415 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,856. About 27.9% of families and 30.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 28.1% of those age 65 or over.

[[Image:Brush Country Museum IMG 0460.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Brush Country Museum in Cotulla preserves regional history.]]

[[File:First United Methodist Church of Cotulla, TX IMG 0461.JPG|thumb|right|200px|First [[United Methodist]] Church of Cotulla]]
[[File:Revised First Baptist Church of Cotulla, TX IMG_3327.JPG|thumb|right|200px|The First [[Baptist]] Church of Cotulla was established in the 1880s. The current sanctuary opened in 1948.]]
[[File:Prevailing Word Church, Cotulla, TX IMG 2476.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Prevailing Word Church (nondenominational) in Cotulla]]