What percentage of people rent in Cobden, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Cobden, IL, 2020–2024
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30.4% (±11.2 points) of the occupied homes in Cobden, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 130 renting households against 297 that own their home.

In Cobden, the share of households that rent went from 28.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.4% (±11.2 points)
Renting households: 130 (±61)

Who rents and who owns in Cobden

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cobden	Union County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.4% (±11.2 points)	22.6% (±2.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	130 (±61)	1,549 (±204)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	297 (±68)	5,319 (±251)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.2 (±0.7)	2.1 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$26,654 (±$6,055)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$51,940 (±$11,501)	$69,787 (±$9,916)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Cobden, the renter share is not measurably different from Union County (22.6%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Union County, Cobden ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 499 of 2,751.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Cobden has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	28.8% (±9.3 points)	30.4% (±11.2 points)	+1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median household income	$41,607 (±$5,895)	$46,458 (±$13,232)	+11.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Cobden

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cobden
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cobden	—	30.4% (±11.2 points)	—
Alto Pass	4.5 mi	12.3% (±9.0 points)	Lower
Anna	5.1 mi	41.2% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Jonesboro	5.7 mi	22.7% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Makanda	6.1 mi	18.1% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Makanda Township	7.5 mi	30.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Pomona Township	9.3 mi	15.5% (±12.2 points)	Not measurably different
Dongola	13 mi	32.9% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Carbondale	13 mi	73.6% (±3.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Alto Pass, IL (12.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Carbondale, IL (73.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Union County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Anna	41.2% (±7.8 points)
2	Dongola	32.9% (±12.4 points)
3	Cobden	30.4% (±11.2 points)
4	Jonesboro	22.7% (±6.0 points)
5	Alto Pass	12.3% (±9.0 points)
6	Mill Creek	0.0% (±92.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cobden

How many renters are there in Cobden?

Cobden has an estimated 130 (±61) renting households, 30.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Cobden?

In Cobden, the share of households that rent went from 28.8% in 2015–2019 to 30.4% in 2020–2024 (+1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Cobden?

A renting household in Cobden has 2.2 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cobden village, Illinois (place:15300, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.