Cape Girardeau, MO Demographic Data
Cape Girardeau, MO Summary
Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County in Missouri
- Population: 38,314
- Area: 28.49 sq. miles
- Land Area: 28.43 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,344.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 389.44 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cape Girardeau, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
20,513
52%
50.8
Male
18,687
48%
49.2
Total Population
39,200
323,128,000
Cape Girardeau, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,061
5.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,287
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,877
4.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,068
7.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,993
15.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,153
13.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,914
10.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
4,332
11.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,256
5.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,183
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,742
7.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,158
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,176
3.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
31,918
81.4%
77.2
Female
16,848
52.8%
51.3
Male
15,070
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
28,178
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,242
18.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,076
15.5%
15.2
Female
3,546
58.4%
55.8
Male
2,530
41.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
Cape Girardeau, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
38,240
97.6%
96.8
White
31,715
80.9%
72.6
Black or African American
5,271
13.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
141
0.4%
0.8
Asian
914
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
180
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
336
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
23
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
68
0.2%
0.2
Korean
59
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
35
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
213
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
199
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
960
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
842
2.1%
17.8
Mexican
530
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
136
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
176
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
38,358
97.9%
82.2
Cape Girardeau, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
729
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,601
6.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,171
25.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,903
24.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,345
5.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,979
20.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,186
13.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,330
9.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
21,584
90.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,165
34.1%
31.2
Cape Girardeau, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
13,513
41.0%
33.7%
Now Married
13,179
40.0%
47.5
Divorced
3,550
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
539
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
2,194
6.7
5.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
35,336
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,803
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
370
1.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
511
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
669
1.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
253
0.7%
1.1%
Cape Girardeau, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,742
11.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,037
6.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,077
13.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,765
11.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,226
14.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,899
18.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,482
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,447
9.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
350
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
415
2.7%
6.4
Median household income
41,673
57,617
Per capita income
24,015
31,128
Cape Girardeau, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
106
0.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,475
13.4%
9.8
Construction
920
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
6,037
32.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
879
4.8%
6.6
Information
298
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,685
9.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
868
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,303
7.1%
11.4
Public administration
721
3.9%
4.6
Retail trade
2,446
13.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
359
1.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
333
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,180
6.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,347
34.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,773
9.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,097
27.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,033
21.9%
18.1%
Cape Girardeau, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,915
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,939
83.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,633
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
101
0.6%
5.1
Walked
690
3.9%
2.7
Other means
253
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
299
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.2
26.6
Cape Girardeau, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,292
8.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,983
38.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,630
36.5%
37.1
3 or more
2,535
16.4%
21.0
Cape Girardeau, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
15,440
89.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
8,252
53.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
7,188
46.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,909
11.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Cape Girardeau, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,349
1 room
325
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
488
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,585
9.1%
9.1
4 rooms
3,599
20.7%
16.5
5 rooms
3,080
17.8%
19.8
6 rooms
2,552
14.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,994
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
1,508
8.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,218
12.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cape Girardeau, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
17,349
1-unit, detached
10,843
62.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
531
3.1%
5.9
2-units
779
4.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
766
4.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,981
11.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,144
6.6%
4.4
20 or more units
736
4.2%
9.0
Mobile home
569
3.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cape Girardeau, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,708
9.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,086
6.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
2,481
14.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,967
17.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,897
16.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,462
14.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,830
10.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,494
8.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
349
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
75
0.4%
1.4%
Cape Girardeau, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,190
46.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
189
1.2%
4.7
Electricity
7,894
51.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
7
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
79
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
29
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
52
0.3%
1.1
Cape Girardeau, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,008
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
74
1.5%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
91
1.8%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
109
2.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
152
3.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
713
14.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,894
37.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,975
39.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,667
53.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
805
16.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
413
8.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
417
8.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
689
13.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Cape Girardeau, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7,021
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
28
0.4%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
43
0.6%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
79
1.1%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
341
4.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,080
15.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,509
21.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,941
56.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
167
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
708
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
889
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
768
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
666
10.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,076
16.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
413
6.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,813
42.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
563
0.0%
0.0%
Cape Girardeau, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
8,252
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
753
9.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,828
22.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,258
27.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,499
18.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,001
12.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
644
7.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
234
2.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
35
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
134,500
205,000