Alto Pass vs Cobden

A side-by-side comparison of Alto Pass and Cobden: population, income, housing, and more.

Alto Pass and Cobden are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cobden has the higher population (1,064 vs 380 in Alto Pass). Alto Pass has the higher median household income ($59,583 vs $42,250 in Cobden). Alto Pass has the higher median home value ($106,800 vs $106,400 in Cobden).

Population, income & housing

	Alto Pass	Cobden
Population	380	1,064
Median age	45.2 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$42,250
Median home value	$106,800	$106,400
Median gross rent	$756	—
Housing units	191	537
Homeownership rate	88.7%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alto Pass	Cobden
Population	302 → 380 (+25.8%)	1,054 → 1,064 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$50,179 → $59,583 (+18.7%)	$41,607 → $42,250 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $106,800 (+28.8%)	$88,300 → $106,400 (+20.5%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $756 (+18.5%)	$412 → $225 (-45.4%)

Alto Pass

Population

302380

Median household income

$50,179$59,583

Median home value

$82,900$106,800

Median gross rent

$638$756

Cobden

Population

1,0541,064

Median household income

$41,607$42,250

Median home value

$88,300$106,400

Median gross rent

$412$225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alto Pass	Cobden
Under 5	3.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.9%
25 to 34	19.7%	3.9%
35 to 44	8.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	16.3%	23.2%
55 to 64	16.6%	10.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	13.3%
75 and over	5.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alto Pass	Cobden
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	62.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alto Pass	Cobden
No high school diploma	8.0%	16.2%
High school graduate	31.8%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alto Pass	Cobden
Drove alone	90.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	3.5%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.2%	3.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alto Pass	Cobden
1-unit, detached	80.1%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.5%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Alto Pass	Cobden
Poverty rate	5.6%	29.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1971	1964