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Cobalt, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Cobalt is a Census village of 364 people across 0.15 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $34,750, 52.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cobalt
What Cobalt is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.15 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,447 plus or minus 1,150
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Cobalt
- Population364 plus or minus 171
- Median age30.0
- Population under 18120 plus or minus 56
- Share under 1833.0 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Population 65 and over40 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households121 plus or minus 58
- Family households99 plus or minus 56
- Share of households that are families81.8 percent plus or minus 24.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cobalt
- Median household income$34,750 plus or minus $24,300
- Per capita income$17,927 plus or minus $6,155
- Civilian labor force157 plus or minus 81
- Employed154 plus or minus 81
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over212 plus or minus 100
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.8 percent plus or minus 46.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cobalt
- Housing units127 plus or minus 57
- Occupied units121 plus or minus 58
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 11
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Owner occupied63 plus or minus 33
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate52.1 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,200 plus or minus $38,761
- Median gross rent, monthly$834 plus or minus $192
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.8 percent plus or minus 21.2
- Single family units92 plus or minus 50
- Share single family72.4 percent plus or minus 22.8
- Units in buildings of two or more10 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more7.9 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cobalt gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute154 plus or minus 81
- Commuting under 15 minutes83 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.9 percent plus or minus 20.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.5 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Drove alone72.1 percent plus or minus 35.5
- Carpooled15.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Cobalt
- NFIP communityVillage of Cobalt
- NFIP community number290601
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12
The Village of Cobalt participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290601 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Madison County, not Cobalt
Madison County context, not Cobalt figures
- Establishments in Madison County231
- Covered employment, Madison County3,585
- Average annual pay, Madison County$40,593
- Housing units permitted, Madison County0
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cobalt.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Cobalt questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cobalt, Missouri?
364, in 121 households. Cobalt village covers 0.15 square miles of land, which is 2,447 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cobalt in?
Madison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Cobalt?
$34,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,200. Median gross rent is $834 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Cobalt in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cobalt appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cobalt, village of, community 290601, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Cobalt figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Cobalt.
Is zoning published for Cobalt?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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