Cape Girardeau, Missouri Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Cape Girardeau is 14th in Missouri out of 129 other cities in Retail sales

Cape Girardeau is 15th in Missouri out of 123 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Cape Girardeau is 15th in Missouri out of 128 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Cape Girardeau is 15th in Missouri out of 140 other cities in Size in square miles

Cape Girardeau is 16th in Missouri out of 128 other cities in Current population (2012)

Cape Girardeau is 17th in Missouri out of 140 other cities in Households

Cape Girardeau is 17th in Missouri out of 140 other cities in Housing units

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Cape Girardeau	Rank	Missouri	US
Current population (2012)	38,544	16th	6,021,988	313,914,040
Size in square miles	28.4	15th	68,741.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,334.6	79th	87.1	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Cape Girardeau	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents younger than 5	6.1%	89th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.3%	121st	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.7%	58th	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cape Girardeau	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.4%	87th	86.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	31.1%	46th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cape Girardeau	Rank	Missouri	US
Race - White	81.1%	103rd	83.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	12.8%	33rd	11.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	95th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.9%	44th	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	95th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.4%	37th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	57th	3.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	80.2%	101st	80.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cape Girardeau	Rank	Missouri	US
Female residents	52.6%	49th	51.0%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.1%	70th	3.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Cape Girardeau	Rank	Missouri	US
Housing units	16,760	17th	2,723,415	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	31.2%	25th	19.6%	25.9%
Households	14,923	17th	2,354,104	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	55.0%	120th	69.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$130,900	69th	$138,900	$186,200
People per household	2.3	104th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Cape Girardeau	Rank	Missouri	US
Income per capita	$22,140	76th	$25,371	$27,915
Income per household	$39,837	91st	$47,202	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.0%	28th	14.3%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Cape Girardeau	Rank	Missouri	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,682	15th	501,064	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,018,238	14th	$76,575,216	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$27,476	25th	$12,957	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$119,675	15th	$11,070,634	$613,795,732

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