In 2022, Cape Girardeau, MO had a population of 39.8k people with a median age of 33.6 and a median household income of $51,671. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Cape Girardeau, MO grew from 39,415 to 39,795, a 0.964% increase and its median household income grew from $48,055 to $51,671, a 7.52% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cape Girardeau, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (75.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (13.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.08%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.84%), and White (Hispanic) (2.61%).
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.
97.6% of the residents in Cape Girardeau, MO are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Cape Girardeau, MO are Southeast Missouri State University (2,118 degrees awarded in 2022), Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center (111 degrees), and Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences (64 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Cape Girardeau, MO was $177,500, and the homeownership rate was 53.9%.
Most people in Cape Girardeau, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Cape Girardeau, MO was 2 cars per household.
