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Cobden, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cobden, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,265. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet COBDEN-IL · Cobden, IL 1 ZIPs · 3,265 pop · #19901/25278 · Union County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,288
  • RANK-LOWER #19901/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wolf Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,265
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,400

Nearest income peer: Wolf Lake, IL (+ $1,012 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 Cobden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cobden on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cobden, IL 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.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,265
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,288
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 ($55,288 average) · poverty 17.5%. The primary code (62920) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Coulterville is the closest lower-income city and Beason the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cobden.

Population concentration

Cobden's single ZIP 62920 carries the town

Cobden is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62920 is the entire residential footprint (3,265 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Cobden

Citywide ZBP: 41 establishments, 314 employees , annual payroll $12,134k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62920 (41 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Cobden, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cobden. See the Union County roll-up →

Cobden lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Union County: Jonesboro, Dongola and Millcreek earn more and Anna and Alto Pass earn less. Millcreek marks the far end of that range at $151,250, 174% above Cobden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62920 3,265 $55,288 41 19
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