COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cobalt vs Perryville
PLACE A
Cobalt, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Perryville, Kentucky
Cobalt is 67% smaller than Perryville. Perryville earns more, with a median household income $27,802 higher. Cobalt has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 4%).
COBALTPERRYVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population264806−67% vs Perryville
Population density1,7721,032+740
Population growth16.8%4.1%+12.7 pts
Median age30.042.3−12.3
Male50.5%49.4%+1.2 pts
Female49.5%50.6%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.8%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.0%88.2%−7.2 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Asian0.3%2.9%−2.6 pts
Other18.7%5.4%+13.3 pts
Median household income$34,750$62,552−$27,802
Per capita income$17,927$28,875−$10,948
Poverty rate38.1%10.8%+27.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.394+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher3.3%30.4%−27.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%12.9%−11.0 pts
Labor force participation63.1%65.4%−2.4 pts
Median home value$84,200$144,800−$60,600
Median gross rent$834$464+$370
Owner-occupied52.1%83.2%−31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%10.1%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households65.5%13.2%+52.4 pts
Average commute15.520.1−4.7
Worked from home0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.6%19.4%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025