Mount Cobb

Population: 2,063
Median household income: $96,818
Median home value: $270,900

Located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Mount Cobb is a community with a population of 2,063. Its median household income of $96,818 runs above the Lackawanna County figure of $64,691.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mount Cobb's population grew 10.0% from 1,875 to 2,063, while its median home value rose 18.2% from $229,100 to $270,900.

Households average 3.33 people. 28.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,063
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $96,818
Median home value: $270,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 761
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8752,063

Median household income

$66,923$96,818

Median home value

$229,100$270,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,875	$66,923	$229,100	—
2020	1,816	$107,679	$236,400	—
2021	1,836	$126,438	$244,200	—
2022	1,987	$136,025	$269,600	$691
2023	2,063	$96,818	$270,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 2418.7%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	93	4.5%
5 to 17	458	22.2%
18 to 24	386	18.7%
25 to 34	148	7.2%
35 to 44	239	11.6%
45 to 54	300	14.5%
55 to 64	174	8.4%
65 to 74	198	9.6%
75 and over	67	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,928	93.5%
Black or African American	11	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	124	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	201	17.9%
High school graduate	362	32.1%
Some college or associate's	247	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	267	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	49	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	769	77.3%
Carpooled	115	11.6%
Public transit	9	0.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	102	10.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	156	17.5%
15 to 29 min	381	42.7%
30 to 44 min	318	35.6%
45 to 59 min	19	2.1%
60+ min	19	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 10.4% (214 of 2,063)

	Count	Share
Family households	515	83.1%
Nonfamily households	105	16.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	620	81.5%
Vacant	141	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	514	82.9%
Renter-occupied	106	17.1%

1-unit, detached86.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	655	86.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	97	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251536
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 41.4259, -75.4976