In 2022, Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO had a population of 120k people with a median age of 37.4 and a median household income of $60,921. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO declined from 130,005 to 119,758, a −7.88% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,590 to $60,921, a 9.59% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.75%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.58%), White (Hispanic) (1.47%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.12%).
3.37% 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.
98.9% 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 (2,118 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 & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was $173,700, and the homeownership rate was 67.6%.
Most people in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO was 2 cars per household.
Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties PUMA, MO borders South & Southeast Illinois--Saline, Union & Massac Counties PUMA, IL, St. Francois, Washington, Perry & Ste. Genevieve Counties PUMA, MO, and Dunklin, Stoddard, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Mississippi & Bollinger Counties PUMA, MO.