Cobden, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,116. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,102 (-1.3% change)
Males: 509 (45.6%), Females: 607 (54.4%)
Union County
Zip code: 62920
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $26,364
Median house value: $50,600
Population by Race
Races in Cobden:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
- Hispanic (12.9%)
- Other race (5.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Black (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.7%), United States (9.8%), Irish (9.4%), English (5.0%), French (2.4%), Scottish (1.9%).
Elevation: 616 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Cobden
- High school or higher: 67.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Cobden village
- Never married: 29.3%
- Now married: 46.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 10.8%
11.8% Foreign born (11.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-2.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Cobden:
- CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 6 miles; ANNA, IL)
- UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ANNA, IL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CARBONDALE, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cobden:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 16 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: MDH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 31 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cobden:
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 31 miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: PJY)
- CAIRO RGNL (about 34 miles; CAIRO, IL; Abbreviation: CIR)
- BENTON MUNI (about 40 miles; BENTON, IL; Abbreviation: H96)
Amtrak station near Cobden:
- 14 miles: CARBONDALE (401 S. ILLINOIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cobden:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 13 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 84 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 94 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 96 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
Schools
Public high school in Cobden:
- COBDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 202; Location: 413 N APPLEKNOCKER; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cobden:
- COBDEN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location: 413 N APPLEKNOCKER; Grades: PK – 06)
- COBDEN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 413 N APPLEKNOCKER; Grades: 07 – 08)
- FIVE CO VOC SYS-COBDEN CAMPUS (Location: 413 N APPLEKNOCKER; Grades: 00 – 00)