Cobb Island

Population: 1,162
Median household income: $161,141
Median home value: $246,100

Cobb Island, a community in Charles County, Maryland, has 1,162 residents. Its median household income of $161,141 runs above the Charles County figure of $120,592.

From 2019 to 2023, Cobb Island's population grew 37.4% from 846 to 1,162, while its median home value fell 26.8% from $336,000 to $246,100.

7.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,162
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $161,141
Median home value: $246,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 545
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8461,162

Median household income

$97,344$161,141

Median home value

$336,000$246,100

Median gross rent

$2,000$1,859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	846	$97,344	$336,000	$2,000
2020	1,119	—	$206,300	$1,857
2021	1,262	$116,674	$217,400	$1,859
2022	1,298	$127,442	$245,600	—
2023	1,162	$161,141	$246,100	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4417.6%

45 to 5422.0%

55 to 6429.5%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	3.1%
5 to 17	156	13.4%
18 to 24	75	6.5%
25 to 34	91	7.8%
35 to 44	205	17.6%
45 to 54	256	22.0%
55 to 64	343	29.5%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,116	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate61.5%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree1.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	4.6%
High school graduate	550	61.5%
Some college or associate's	238	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	14	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	52	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled15.7%

Public transit5.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	498	69.0%
Carpooled	113	15.7%
Public transit	38	5.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	7.2%
Other means	21	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	8.8%
15 to 29 min	23	3.4%
30 to 44 min	190	28.4%
45 to 59 min	156	23.3%
60+ min	242	36.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 1.8% (21 of 1,162)

	Count	Share
Family households	390	94.9%
Nonfamily households	21	5.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	411	75.4%
Vacant	134	24.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	352	85.6%
Renter-occupied	59	14.4%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	545	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2418200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.3 sq mi
Center point: 38.2637, -76.8490