Southern Illinois News

29 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cobden in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 14.7 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,018.

79.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	143	20.3
Regular high school diploma	105	14.9
GED or alternative credential	78	11.1
Some college, less than 1 year	67	9.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	107	15.2
Associate's degree	67	9.5
Bachelor's degree	81	11.5
Master's degree	44	6.2
Professional school degree	10	1.4
Doctorate degree	2	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.