Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO

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2024 Population
120,668
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
37.7
0.533% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
13.6%
4.31% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$66,038
0.64% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$195,800
4.99% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
58,205
4.53% 1-year growth

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3.17% of the households in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, 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.

98.8% of the residents in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, 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 2024, the median property value in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was $195,800, and the homeownership rate was 68.2%.

Most people in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO is home to a population of 121k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.86% of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO residents were born outside of the country (2.24k people).

In 2024, there were 10.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (99.8k people) in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.57k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.75k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO are Spanish (1,420 households), French (Incl. Cajun) (318 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (238 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY
61,800
Women
51.5%
58,249
Men
48.5%

The resident population of United States in 2023 was 120,049 inhabitants, with 48.5% men, and 51.5% women.

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Citizenship

98.8%
2024 Citizenship
99%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    99.8k ± 424
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    9.57k ± 524
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    4.75k ± 525
2.85%
Hispanic Population
3.43k people

In 2024, there were 10.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (99.8k people) in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.57k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.75k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.85% of the people in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO are hispanic (3.43k people).

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Global Diversity

Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    260 ± 395 people
  2. China
    224 ± 367 people
  3. Bangladesh
    218 ± 362 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was Mexico, the natal country of 260 Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO residents, followed by China with 224 and Bangladesh with 218.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.86%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.24k people
1.87%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.24k people

As of 2024, 1.86% of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO residents (2.24k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was 1.87%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages
  1. Spanish
    1,420 households (1.25%)
  2. French (Incl. Cajun)
    318 households (0.28%)
  3. Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
    238 households (0.209%)

3.17% of the households in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was Spanish. 1.25% of the households in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    2,428 ± 282
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,158 ± 249
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    846 ± 207

Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.1 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO employs 58.2k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO were Elementary & secondary schools (4,568 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,376 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,159 people), and the highest paying industries were Fabric mills, except knitting mills ($113,942), Offices of physicians ($99,524), and Employment services ($98,822).

Males in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,771. The income inequality in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure
RACE/ETHNICITY
29,213
Women
50.2%
28,992
Men
49.8%

The workforce of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO in 2023 was 58,205 people, with 50.2% woman, and 49.8% men.

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Occupations

58.2k
2023 Value
4.53%
1 Year growth
± 4.53%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO grew at a rate of 4.53%, from 55.7k employees to 58.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO, are Cashiers (1,910 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,835 people), and Registered nurses (1,655 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

58.2k
2023 Value
4.53%
1 Year growth
± 4.53%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO grew at a rate of 4.53%, from 55.7k employees to 58.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,568 people), Restaurants & Food Services (4,376 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (4,159 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO, though some of these residents may live in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,003
Median earning men ± $1,570
$33,472
Median earning women ± $1,453

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($88,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,622), and Wholesale Trade ($64,821).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,439), Wholesale Trade ($48,167), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,926).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.797%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO awarded 2,715 degrees. The student population of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,068 male students and 6,114 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO are White (1,978 and 85.9%), Black or African American (168 and 7.29%), Hispanic or Latino (56 and 2.43%), and Two or More Races (49 and 2.13%).

The largest universities in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO by number of degrees awarded are Southeast Missouri State University (2,415 and 89%), Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center (159 and 5.86%), and Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences (52 and 1.92%).

The most popular majors in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO are General Computer & Information Sciences (325 and 12%), General Business Administration & Management (168 and 6.19%), and General Studies (139 and 5.12%).

The median tuition costs in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO are $11,124 for private four year colleges, and $8,151 and $8,151 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 22.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 10,182 (40% men and 60% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 10,182 students enrolled in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO, 40% men and 60% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,274 records, of which 63.4% were women and 36.6% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Studies
    139 degrees awarded
  2. General Psychology
    112 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    109 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was General Studies with 139 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Southeast Missouri State University
    2,415 degrees awarded
  2. Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
    159 degrees awarded
  3. Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
    52 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southeast Missouri State University with 2,415 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,074 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO, which is 0.654 times less than the 1,641 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,978 degrees mean that there were 11.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 168 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($11,124) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,344) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,080) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2023, 0.819% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.599% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (32.5k), Some college (21.7k), and Bachelors Degree (16.3k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was $195,800 in 2024, which is 0.589 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $186,500 to $195,800, a 4.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO is 68.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO have an average commute time of 19.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$195,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$6,721
$32,563
Median Property Taxes
±$1,265

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Rent vs Own

68.2%
Homeownership
2024
66.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.2% of the housing units in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,038
Median Household Income
± $2,034
47.8k
Number of Households
± 1,685

In 2024, the median household income of the 47.8k households in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO grew to $66,038 from the previous year's value of $65,618.

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Wage Distribution

0.442
2023 Wage GINI in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO
0.435
2022 Wage GINI in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO

In 2023, the income inequality in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.61% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.4%)
  2. Carpooled (8.21%)
  3. Worked At Home (7.62%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.21%) and those who worked at home (7.62%).

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Commute Time

19.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO have a shorter commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO (15.8k out of 116k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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Health

91.6% of the population of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO has health coverage, with 49.7% on employee plans, 15.5% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,264 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,264 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.44%
Uninsured
49.7%
Employer Coverage
15.5%
Medicaid
13.7%
Medicare
11.5%
Non-Group
1.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO declined by 1.89% from 8.6% to 8.44%.

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