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Cape Girardeau County, MO

83,658 Population
578.5 square miles 144.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,536 ±$2,883 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,016 ±$5,788 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.7% ±3.1% (10,194  ±2,473) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.5 minutes ±0.8 (740,605  ±36,198) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

31,959 ±1,163 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (80,355  ±110) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.6% ±2% (713  ±390) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

36,301 ±70 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$229,600 ±$13,932 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.2% ±3.6% (10,983  ±3,001.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.2% ±6.8% (50,352  ±3,793.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33% ±3.9% (18,009  ±2,149.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% (2,703  ±1,442) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.1% ±1.3% (4,053  ±861) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,053 Total veterans ±861 3,942 Male ±853 111 Female ±179

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