2024 population: 98,862 ( 1,344 from 2020)
Land area: 1431.8 square miles
Population density: 69.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	83,010	83.97%	0.1%
Black:	8,266	8.36%	2.2%
Indian:	320	0.32%	8.5%
Asian:	1,842	1.86%	14.9%
2+ races:	2,445	2.47%	15.5%
Hispanic:	2,979	3.01%	21.2%

Total non-White:	15,852	16.03%	8.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,626	11.9
Deaths:	5,041	12.9
Net Migration:	1,107	2.8
Net Immigration:	608	1.6

Change in White population:	52	0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,292	1.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
97,518
82,958	85.07%
8,087	8.29%
295	0.30%
1,603	1.64%
2,117	2.17%
2,458	2.52%
14,560	14.93%

2010
96,275
83,552	86.78%
8,230	8.55%
269	0.28%
954	0.99%
1,471	1.53%
1,729	1.80%
12,723	13.22%

2000
90,312
80,608	89.26%
6,970	7.72%
343	0.38%
591	0.65%
904	1.00%
830	0.92%
9,704	10.74%

1990
82,878
75,324	90.89%
6,298	7.60%
167	0.20%
611	0.74%
n/a
478	0.58%
7,554	9.11%

1980
81,402
74,661	91.72%
5,968	7.33%
88	0.11%
171	0.21%
n/a
440	0.54%
6,741	8.28%

1970
70,185
65,058	92.70%
4,840	6.90%
40	0.06%
87	0.12%
n/a
126	0.18%
5,127	7.30%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
10,455	10.9
9,168	9.5
-1,991	-2.1
1,220	1.3

-594	-0.6
1,837	1.9

Number	Rate
2000's
11,012	12.2
8,740	9.7
1,208	1.3
397	0.4

2,944	3.3
3,019	3.3

Number	Rate
1990's
11,004	13.3
8,912	10.8
4,190	5.1
231	0.3

5,284	6.4
2,150	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
11,389	14.0
8,184	10.1
-1,391	-1.7
n/a

663	0.8
813	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,645	10.9
n/a

9,603	13.7
1,614	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

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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):

2024
Number	Percent
38.5
20,993	21.2%
77,869	78.8%
18,213	18.4%

38,299
2.46

23,620	61.7%
19,068	80.7%
1,854	7.8%
14,679	38.3%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
21,401	22.2%
74,874	77.8%
14,290	14.8%

38,024
2.41

24,971	65.7%
19,038	76.2%
2,573	10.3%
13,053	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
21,697	24.0%
68,615	76.0%
12,805	14.2%

35,447
2.43

24,088	68.0%
19,506	81.0%
2,356	9.8%
11,359	32.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
23,593	28.5%
59,285	71.5%
14,177	17.1%

35,753
2.21

25,099	70.2%
20,554	81.9%
2,406	9.6%
10,654	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
21,169	26.0%
60,233	74.0%
11,236	13.8%

29,411
2.64

21,506	73.1%
18,634	86.6%
1,339	6.2%
7,905	26.9%

2024 Housing Data for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,185	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,772	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,551	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,560	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,508	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,022	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,536	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,310	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,428	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,787	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,707	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,106	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,415	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,408	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,626	6.9%
$200,000 or more	2,378	6.2%

Median Household Income	66,920
Per Capita Income	34,715

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,833	4.8%
Public Assistance	764	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,323	11.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	44,336	74.2%
Unemployed	1,272	2.1%
In Armed Forces	9	0.0%

Total Labor Force	45,617	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	14,098	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17,284	14,500	54.4%
Non-Profit	1,851	3,784	32.8%
Self-Employed	2,590	1,702	60.3%

Local Government	1,301	1,872	41.0%
State Government	1,568	1,819	46.3%
Federal Government	380	451	45.7%

Total Private + Self	19,874	16,202	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,100	7,926	39.2%
Total	24,974	24,128	50.9%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%
Pct. Private + Self	73.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,752	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	10,505	21.4%
Professional, Technical	11,590	23.6%
Service Occupations	8,968	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	252	0.5%
All others	11,315	23.0%

White Collar		58.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	8,506	17.3%
Retail trade	5,994	12.2%
Educational services	5,245	10.7%
Manufacturing	5,008	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	4,087	8.3%
Other services	3,256	6.6%
Construction	2,870	5.8%
Finance and insurance	2,364	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	1,970	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,924	3.9%
Public administration	1,817	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,759	3.6%
Wholesale trade	1,144	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	797	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	731	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	709	1.4%
Information	472	1.0%
Utilities	328	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	144	0.3%
Management	5	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,589	1.62%
Puerto Rican	261	0.27%
Cuban	15	0.02%
Dominican	59	0.06%

Total Central American	105	0.11%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	28	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	28	0.03%
Salvadoran	49	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	346	0.35%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	57	0.06%
Ecuadorian	72	0.07%
Paraguayan	164	0.17%
Peruvian	53	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	272	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	338	0.34%
Japanese	296	0.30%
Chinese	265	0.27%
Filipino	152	0.15%
Vietnamese	122	0.12%
Bangladeshi	36	0.04%
Burmese	23	0.02%
Thai	9	0.01%
Indonesian	2	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	89,943	96.9%
Spanish	993	1.1%
Other Indo-European	469	0.5%
Other Asian	357	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	255	0.3%
Chinese	238	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	152	0.2%
Vietnamese	122	0.1%
Arabic	89	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	23,600	24.0%
English	9,713	9.9%
Irish	8,354	8.5%
American	7,276	7.4%
Scottish	1,659	1.7%
Dutch	1,619	1.6%
French	1,512	1.5%
Italian	1,342	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	916	0.9%
European	888	0.9%
Polish	715	0.7%
Welsh	550	0.6%
African	456	0.5%
Swedish	418	0.4%
Russian	373	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	96,748	98.6%
Not a citizen	1,421	1.4%

Native	96,055	97.8%
Foreign-born	2,114	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,241	1.9%	3,860	5.9%	22,900	35.2%	17,639	27.1%	12,259	18.9%	7,072	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,241	1.9%
9-12 Years	3,860	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,900	35.2%
Some College	17,639	27.1%
Bach. Degree	12,259	18.9%
Grad Degree	7,072	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	82,974	77,584	5,390	6.5%
1991	83,344	77,542	5,802	7.0%
1992	84,100	78,550	5,550	6.6%
1993	85,544	79,658	5,886	6.9%
1994	86,392	81,924	4,468	5.2%
1995	88,726	84,858	3,868	4.4%
1996	91,584	86,636	4,948	5.4%
1997	94,446	89,902	4,544	4.8%
1998	94,518	90,712	3,806	4.0%
1999	96,886	93,926	2,960	3.1%

2000	100,266	96,840	3,426	3.4%
2001	99,092	94,778	4,314	4.4%
2002	98,468	93,776	4,692	4.8%
2003	98,800	93,946	4,854	4.9%
2004	98,116	93,122	4,994	5.1%
2005	94,504	89,776	4,728	5.0%
2006	95,772	91,388	4,384	4.6%
2007	96,692	92,158	4,534	4.7%
2008	95,348	89,932	5,416	5.7%
2009	95,012	87,632	7,380	7.8%

2010	99,290	91,482	7,808	7.9%
2011	98,186	90,822	7,364	7.5%
2012	97,890	91,780	6,110	6.2%
2013	98,416	92,180	6,236	6.3%
2014	97,392	91,636	5,756	5.9%
2015	96,860	92,238	4,622	4.8%
2016	96,760	92,258	4,502	4.7%
2017	94,920	91,308	3,612	3.8%
2018	95,506	92,548	2,958	3.1%
2019	96,180	93,136	3,044	3.2%

2020	95,320	90,178	5,142	5.4%
2021	94,592	91,160	3,432	3.6%
2022	94,966	92,666	2,300	2.4%
2023	95,478	92,706	2,772	2.9%
2024	98,428	95,030	3,398	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	44,070
Median Value	$205,290

Occupied	38,299	86.9%
Vacant	5,771	13.1%

Owned	26,386	68.9%
Rented	11,913	31.1%
Median Rent	$845

Single-Family Units	32,963	74.8%
Detached	32,063	72.8%
Attached	900	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,618	10.5%
Mobile Homes	3,040	6.9%

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metro Area