In 2023, Cape Girardeau, MO had a population of 40k people with a median age of 34.2 and a median household income of $54,870. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Cape Girardeau, MO grew from 39,795 to 40,047, a 0.633% increase and its median household income grew from $51,671 to $54,870, a 6.19% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cape Girardeau, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (15%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (3.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.61%), and White (Hispanic) (1.8%).
None of the households in Cape Girardeau, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.9% of the residents in Cape Girardeau, MO are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Cape Girardeau, MO are Southeast Missouri State University (2,415 degrees awarded in 2023), Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center (159 degrees), and Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences (52 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Cape Girardeau, MO was $186,100, and the homeownership rate was 52.2%.
Most people in Cape Girardeau, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Cape Girardeau, MO was 2 cars per household.
