Cherokee Pass vs Cobalt

A side-by-side comparison of Cherokee Pass and Cobalt: population, income, housing, and more.

Cherokee Pass and Cobalt are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cobalt has the higher population (318 vs 130 in Cherokee Pass). Cherokee Pass has the higher median home value ($226,600 vs $76,700 in Cobalt). Since 2019, Cobalt's population has grown faster (+24.2% vs -54.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee Pass	Cobalt
Population	130	318
Median age	58.8 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$28,542
Median home value	$226,600	$76,700
Median gross rent	—	$816
Housing units	65	133
Homeownership rate	84.3%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	4.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee Pass	Cobalt
Population	288 → 130 (-54.9%)	256 → 318 (+24.2%)
Median household income	$64,625 → $70,982 (+9.8%)	$30,227 → $28,542 (-5.6%)
Median home value	$140,900 → $226,600 (+60.8%)	$28,400 → $76,700 (+170.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$561 → $816 (+45.5%)

Cherokee Pass

Population

288130

Median household income

$64,625$70,982

Median home value

$140,900$226,600

Cobalt

Population

256318

Median household income

$30,227$28,542

Median home value

$28,400$76,700

Median gross rent

$561$816

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherokee Pass	Cobalt
Under 5	0.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	10.8%	19.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.9%
25 to 34	20.8%	23.0%
35 to 44	3.1%	6.3%
45 to 54	5.4%	19.5%
55 to 64	30.8%	8.5%
65 to 74	23.1%	9.4%
75 and over	6.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee Pass	Cobalt
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	84.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee Pass	Cobalt
No high school diploma	12.9%	15.7%
High school graduate	37.9%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	49.1%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee Pass	Cobalt
Drove alone	54.3%	72.0%
Carpooled	45.7%	25.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee Pass	Cobalt
1-unit, detached	69.2%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.8%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee Pass	Cobalt
Poverty rate	0.0%	33.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1988	1960