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Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO

121,615 Population
998.5 square miles 121.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.8 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

$32,778 ±$2,098 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
$63,008 ±$4,448 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.2% ±2.3% (14,387  ±2,690) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.2 minutes ±0.7 (1,053,280  ±43,844) 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

47,142 ±1,376 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (117,789  ±109) 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% ±1.5% (1,004  ±428) 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

53,270 ±73 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$200,400 ±$11,508 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.7% ±2.8% (15,333  ±3,391.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little 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

91.6% ±5% (73,761  ±4,101.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.4% ±2.8% (22,880  ±2,290.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

3.2% ±0.5% (3,608  ±531.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 6.7% 391,604 (±0.1% / ±6,607.3)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.3% (2,762  ±1,447) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.4% ±1.2% (6,099  ±1,111) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,099 Total veterans ±1,111 5,844 Male ±1,069 255 Female ±208

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