Cobb Island vs Hughesville

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

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

Hughesville has the higher population (2,280 vs 1,162 in Cobb Island). Cobb Island has the higher median household income ($161,141 vs $122,981 in Hughesville). Hughesville has the higher median home value ($522,400 vs $246,100 in Cobb Island).

Population, income & housing

	Cobb Island	Hughesville
Population	1,162	2,280
Median age	45.7 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$161,141	$122,981
Median home value	$246,100	$522,400
Housing units	545	989
Homeownership rate	85.6%	98.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.4%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cobb Island	Hughesville
Population	846 → 1,162 (+37.4%)	2,279 → 2,280 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$97,344 → $161,141 (+65.5%)	$123,520 → $122,981 (-0.4%)
Median home value	$336,000 → $246,100 (-26.8%)	$425,700 → $522,400 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,000 → $1,859 (-7.0%)	—

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

Hughesville

Population

2,2792,280

Median household income

$123,520$122,981

Median home value

$425,700$522,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cobb Island	Hughesville
Under 5	3.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	13.4%	11.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.8%
25 to 34	7.8%	5.4%
35 to 44	17.6%	8.3%
45 to 54	22.0%	13.9%
55 to 64	29.5%	25.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.3%
75 and over	0.0%	12.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cobb Island	Hughesville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	64.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	26.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.7%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cobb Island	Hughesville
No high school diploma	4.6%	4.1%
High school graduate	61.5%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	17.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cobb Island	Hughesville
Drove alone	69.0%	71.7%
Carpooled	15.7%	6.8%
Public transit	5.3%	3.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	16.2%
Other means	2.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cobb Island	Hughesville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	97.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
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

	Cobb Island	Hughesville
Poverty rate	1.8%	1.7%
Average household size	2.83	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	49	48
Median year structure built	1938	1990