With 12 people, Cobden is a city in Minnesota. Owners hold 100% of the housing stock. There are 49 fewer people here than in 2000. People stay put here: 58% were in the same home a year ago. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 0% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
100% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cobden
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants69.0% → 100.0%(+31.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population56 → 12(−79%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate16.1% → 0.0%(−16.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Cobden, decade by decade
Cobden population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
56
$52,502
$36,001
0.0%
0.0
2000
61
$79,697
$59,204
4.4%
4.0
2010
36
$31,170
$57,543
0.0%
42.3
2020
36
$79,540
$73,934
0.0%
59.8
2024
12
–
–
11.1%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
