COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cobalt vs Park Hills
PLACE A
Cobalt, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Park Hills, Kentucky
Cobalt is 92% smaller than Park Hills. Park Hills earns more, with a median household income $65,111 higher. Cobalt has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 6%).
COBALTPARK HILLSDIFFERENCE
Total population2643,188−92% vs Park Hills
Population density1,7724,103−2,331
Population growth16.8%6.5%+10.3 pts
Median age30.032.5−2.5
Male50.5%45.1%+5.5 pts
Female49.5%54.9%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%2.2%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.0%83.9%−2.9 pts
Black0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Asian0.3%1.5%−1.2 pts
Other18.7%5.9%+12.7 pts
Median household income$34,750$99,861−$65,111
Per capita income$17,927$52,684−$34,757
Poverty rate38.1%7.5%+30.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.416Even
Bachelor's degree or higher3.3%65.7%−62.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%28.2%−28.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%5.2%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation63.1%76.7%−13.7 pts
Median home value$84,200$282,100−$197,900
Median gross rent$834$1,042−$208
Owner-occupied52.1%66.7%−14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%12.9%−8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households65.5%50.9%+14.6 pts
Average commute15.519.4−4.0
Worked from home0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.6%7.8%+12.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025