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Thebes, IL

550 Population
1.7 square miles 315.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

20.6 ±10.2 Median age
  • about half the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 38 ±0.3
  • about half the figure in Illinois: 38.3 ±0.1

Economics

$12,080 ±$4,650 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $26,335 ±$811
  • about one-third of the amount in Illinois: $37,306 ±$155
$38,929 ±$18,574 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $51,428 ±$1,480
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $68,428 ±$267

33.8% ±14.3% (186  ±102) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 16.5% 15,423 (±1.4% / ±1,329)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 12% 1,488,670 (±0.2% / ±18,242)

41.3 minutes ±17.6 (5,250  ±3,566) Mean travel time to work
  • nearly double the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 22.2 939,335 (±0.7 / ±38,697)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Illinois: 29 164,929,595 (±0.1 / ±812,306)

Families

136 ±43 Number of households
  • the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 36,893 ±622
  • Illinois: 4,884,061 ±8,585
4 ±0.6 (550  ±192) Persons per household
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.5 93,154 (±0 / ±476)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,419,358

13.4% ±13.7% (19  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% † 1,137 (±1% / ±224)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 5.2% 154,995 (±0.1% / ±2,932)

Housing

195 ±48 Number of housing units
  • the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 44,240 ±185
  • Illinois: 5,373,385 ±564

$56,500 ±$45,920 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $152,300 ±$4,137
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Illinois: $202,100 ±$886

16.8% ±16% (88  ±89.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 17.6% 16,872 (±1.5% / ±1,431.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 12.5% 1,566,568 (±0.1% / ±15,162.6)

Social

78.9% ±6% (206  ±67.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 90.1% 57,435 (±2.5% / ±1,590.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 89.7% 7,788,362 (±0.3% / ±21,479.5)
11.5% ±12.7% (30  ±34.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 27.6% 17,603 (±1.5% / ±951.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 35.5% 3,085,274 (±0.2% / ±13,375)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

4.2% ±3.5% (12  ±11) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 8% 6,070 (±0.7% / ±502)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 5.6% 553,593 (±0.1% / ±4,742)
12 Total veterans ±11 12 Male ±11 N/A Female ±12

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