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Pocahontas, MO

55 Population
0.1 square miles 534.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±15.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 38 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,420 ±$12,895 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $34,681 ±$1,216
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$106,875 ±$63,895 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $66,759 ±$2,991
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

3.6% ±6.8% (2  ±4) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 14.2% 13,346 (±1.4% / ±1,269)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.3 minutes ±22.7 (650  ±483) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 21.4 939,750 (±0.6 / ±37,397)
  • about 90 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

21 ±15 Number of households
  • the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 38,299 ±548
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.6 (55  ±41) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.5 94,207 (±0 / ±77)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

28 ±18 Number of housing units
  • the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 44,070 ±101
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$142,900 ±$37,788 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: $208,400 ±$6,850
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.3% ±38.5% (4  ±21.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 14.4% 14,047 (±1.3% / ±1,300.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.1% ±76.2% (35  ±37.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 92.2% 59,870 (±2.7% / ±1,778.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.5% ±78.1% (4  ±29.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area: 29.8% 19,331 (±1.6% / ±1,014.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±12 N/A Male ±12 N/A Female ±12

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