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Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

100,842 Population
1,431.8 square miles 70.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,313 ±$2,537 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,809 ±$4,662 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.5% ±2.8% (12,152  ±2,740) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.4 minutes ±0.6 (939,750  ±37,397) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

38,645 ±1,369 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (97,210  ±2,264) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±2.3% (1,001  ±524) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

44,337 ±967 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$220,100 ±$12,270 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.1% ±3% (11,132  ±3,009.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.4% ±5.6% (61,667  ±4,058.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29.4% ±3.3% (19,594  ±2,251.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 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

2.9% ±1.4% (2,911  ±1,453) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.2% ±1.4% (5,674  ±1,097) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,674 Total veterans ±1,097 5,476 Male ±1,072 198 Female ±225

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