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Cape Girardeau County, MO


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
Designated Market Area: Paducah-Cape Girardeau-Harrisburg, KY-MO-IL-TN
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 82,899   ( 7,225 from 2010 , 1,192 from 2020)
Land area: 578.5 square miles
Population density: 143.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:70,152 84.62% 5.4%
Black:6,6027.96% 24.8%
Indian:2190.26% 28.1%
Asian:1,5871.91% 75.2%
2+ races:1,9992.41% 61.5%
Hispanic:2,3402.82% 58.5%
Total non-White:12,74715.38% 39.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,009 12.3
Deaths:2,26913.9
Net Migration: 1,2197.5
Net Immigration: 1881.2
Change in White population:3,620 4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:3,605 4.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
75,674
66,53287.92%
5,2906.99%
1710.23%
9061.20%
1,2381.64%
1,4761.95%
9,14212.08%

2000
68,693
62,92691.60%
3,6075.25%
2340.34%
5290.77%
7131.04%
6240.91%
5,7678.40%

1990
61,633
57,77593.74%
2,7884.52%
1190.19%
5580.91%
n/a
3930.64%
3,8586.26%

1980
58,837
56,05895.28%
2,1603.67%
570.10%
1600.27%
n/a
3760.64%
2,7794.72%

1970
49,350
47,64896.55%
1,4682.97%
220.04%
600.12%
n/a
1260.26%
1,702 3.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
8,484 12.4
6,4219.3
3,2394.7
3830.6
3,606 5.2
3,375 4.9
1990's
NumberRate
8,151 13.2
6,29410.2
3,5175.7
2160.4
5,151 8.4
1,909 3.1
1980's
NumberRate
8,026 13.6
5,241 8.9
106 0.2
n/a
1,717 2.9
1,079 1.8
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
6,307 12.8
n/a
8,410 17.0
1,077 2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Cape Girardeau County, MO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
36.9
17,408 21.0%
65,491 79.0%
13,863 16.7%
31,578
2.47
19,847 62.9%
15,971 80.5%
1,550 7.8%
11,731 37.1%

2010
NumberPercent
36.4
16,599 21.9%
59,075 78.1%
10,834 14.3%
29,848
2.41
19,369 64.9%
14,874 76.8%
1,981 10.2%
10,479 35.1%

2000
NumberPercent
35.2
16,060 23.4%
52,633 76.6%
9,421 13.7%
27,031
2.42
18,069 66.8%
14,780 81.8%
1,645 9.1%
8,962 33.2%

1990
NumberPercent
32.3
14,692 23.8%
46,941 76.2%
8,504 13.8%
23,293
2.50
16,199 69.5%
13,724 84.7%
1,306 8.1%
7,094 30.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.0
14,610 24.8%
44,227 75.2%
7,349 12.5%
20,935
2.64
15,287 73.0%
13,459 88.0%
856 5.6%
5,648 27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Cape Girardeau County, MO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units35,506 
Median Value$194,200 
Occupied31,57888.9%
Vacant3,92811.1%
Owned21,20567.2%
Rented10,37332.8%
Median Rent$854 
Single-Family Units26,05273.4%
    Detached25,01070.4%
    Attached1,0422.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units4,50612.7%
Mobile Homes1,7875.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cape Girardeau County, MO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,7635.6%
$10,000 to $14,9991,3694.3%
$15,000 to $19,9991,3214.2%
$20,000 to $24,9991,2624.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991,6865.3%
$30,000 to $34,9991,3674.3%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2664.0%
$40,000 to $44,9991,3504.3%
$45,000 to $49,9999783.1%
$50,000 to $59,9992,5328.0%
$60,000 to $74,9993,1289.9%
$75,000 to $99,9994,69214.9%
$100,000 to $124,9993,17610.1%
$125,000 to $149,9992,1836.9%
$150,000 to $199,9991,7975.7%
$200,000 or more1,7085.4%
Median Household Income65,070 
Per Capita Income32,619 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state97 
Compared to U.S.82 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,4524.6%
Public Assistance3951.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,29610.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed37,78574.3%
Unemployed1,2832.5%
In Armed Forces400.1%
Total Labor Force39,10876.9%
Not in Labor Force11,75423.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector14,15612,31153.5%
Non-Profit1,6453,53131.8%
Self-Employed2,1871,18764.8%
Local Government1,0681,48141.9%
State Government1,2891,93640.0%
Federal Government17132234.7%
Total Private + Self16,34313,49854.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4,1737,27036.5%
Total20,51620,76849.7%
Pct. Govt.15.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts5,72213.8%
Sales and Office Occupations9,56223.1%
Professional, Technical10,26224.8%
Service Occupations7,28417.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1650.4%
All others8,52320.6%
White Collar 61.8%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance7,33717.7%
Retail trade5,14012.4%
Educational services4,84711.7%
Manufacturing3,9109.5%
Accommodation and food services3,6478.8%
Other services2,5106.1%
Construction2,1735.3%
Finance and insurance1,8704.5%
Professional, scientific, technical1,8544.5%
Public administration1,6474.0%
Transportation and warehousing1,5253.7%
Wholesale trade1,2543.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,1252.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation6011.5%
Information5641.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing5201.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4531.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1800.4%
Utilities1740.4%
Management220.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cape Girardeau County, MO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,4571.78%
Puerto Rican1830.22%
Cuban490.06%
Dominican370.05%
Total Central American1600.20%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan710.09%
Honduran360.04%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian160.02%
Salvadoran370.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1080.13%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian650.08%
Ecuadorian210.03%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian220.03%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1150.14%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese4790.59%
Japanese2840.35%
Indian2660.33%
Vietnamese810.10%
Filipino740.09%
Laotian330.04%
Burmese200.02%
Thai80.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English74,13296.2%
Spanish1,3801.8%
Chinese3730.5%
Other Asian3200.4%
Other Indo-European2120.3%
Arabic1430.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1380.2%
German, other Germanic1140.1%
Korean670.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German21,22926.0%
American8,0929.9%
English7,3589.0%
Irish6,5698.0%
European2,0042.5%
Scottish1,6392.0%
Italian1,3571.7%
Dutch1,3121.6%
French1,2141.5%
Scotch-Irish1,0271.3%
Polish7680.9%
African6890.8%
Welsh5280.6%
Swedish3780.5%
Norwegian3220.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen80,53998.6%
Not a citizen1,1641.4%
Native79,68397.5%
Foreign-born2,0202.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cape Girardeau County, MO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,415 2.7%2,892 5.5%16,570 31.4%14,154 26.8%11,341 21.5%6,412 12.1%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,415 2.7%
9-12 Years 2,892 5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 16,570 31.4%
Some College 14,154 26.8%
Bach. Degree 11,341 21.5%
Grad Degree 6,412 12.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Cape Girardeau County, MO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 32,670 30,892 1,778 5.4% 5.9%
1991 32,601 30,769 1,832 5.6% 6.6%
1992 33,165 31,299 1,866 5.6% 6.2%
1993 33,790 31,798 1,992 5.9% 6.2%
1994 34,366 32,893 1,473 4.3% 5.2%
1995 35,420 34,153 1,267 3.6% 4.8%
1996 36,472 34,779 1,693 4.6% 4.7%
1997 37,893 36,360 1,533 4.0% 4.4%
1998 37,770 36,475 1,295 3.4% 4.0%
1999 38,652 37,659 993 2.6% 3.2%
2000 40,258 39,073 1,185 2.9% 3.4%
2001 39,760 38,246 1,514 3.8% 4.5%
2002 39,526 37,885 1,641 4.2% 5.3%
2003 39,683 37,999 1,684 4.2% 5.7%
2004 39,551 37,733 1,818 4.6% 5.9%
2005 38,053 36,340 1,713 4.5% 5.4%
2006 38,713 37,110 1,603 4.1% 4.9%
2007 39,294 37,613 1,681 4.3% 5.1%
2008 38,914 36,889 2,025 5.2% 6.2%
2009 38,898 36,141 2,757 7.1% 9.0%
2010 40,861 37,890 2,971 7.3% 9.5%
2011 40,474 37,691 2,783 6.9% 8.6%
2012 40,512 38,199 2,313 5.7% 7.2%
2013 40,786 38,417 2,369 5.8% 6.8%
2014 40,517 38,296 2,221 5.5% 6.2%
2015 40,612 38,827 1,785 4.4% 5.1%
2016 40,711 38,952 1,759 4.3% 4.5%
2017 39,828 38,443 1,385 3.5% 3.8%
2018 40,247 39,134 1,113 2.8% 3.2%
2019 40,703 39,512 1,191 2.9% 3.3%
2020 40,333 38,254 2,079 5.2% 6.1%
2021 40,150 38,791 1,359 3.4% 4.1%
2022 40,390 39,491 899 2.2% 2.5%
2023 40,650 39,535 1,115 2.7% 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com