Benedict vs Cobb Island

A side-by-side comparison of Benedict and Cobb Island: population, income, housing, and more.

Benedict and Cobb Island are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cobb Island has the higher population (1,162 vs 68 in Benedict). Since 2019, Cobb Island's population has grown faster (+37.4% vs -66.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Benedict	Cobb Island
Population	68	1,162
Median age	75.1 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$161,141
Median home value	—	$246,100
Housing units	42	545
Homeownership rate	71.4%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benedict	Cobb Island
Population	203 → 68 (-66.5%)	846 → 1,162 (+37.4%)
Median household income	—	$97,344 → $161,141 (+65.5%)
Median home value	$236,300 → $245,300 (+3.8%)	$336,000 → $246,100 (-26.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$2,000 → $1,859 (-7.0%)

Benedict

Population

20368

Median home value

$236,300$245,300

Cobb Island

Population

8461,162

Median household income

$97,344$161,141

Median home value

$336,000$246,100

Median gross rent

$2,000$1,859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benedict	Cobb Island
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	17.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	22.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	29.5%
65 to 74	47.1%	0.0%
75 and over	52.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benedict	Cobb Island
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benedict	Cobb Island
No high school diploma	16.2%	4.6%
High school graduate	29.4%	61.5%
Some college or associate's	54.4%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benedict	Cobb Island
Drove alone	100.0%	69.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	5.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benedict	Cobb Island
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Benedict	Cobb Island
Poverty rate	51.5%	1.8%
Average household size	1.62	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	—	49
Median year structure built	1938	1938