Population 77,320
State Missouri
Current Time
Area 578.54 mi²
Zip Codes 63701-63703, 63705, 63755
Per capita income $23,560

Cities in Cape Girardeau County

Cape Girardeau, Jackson

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 88.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 15.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,353,015
Total number of firms, 2007 7,342
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 77,320
Households, 2008-2012 29,502
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 5,107
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $23,560
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 2.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 37,845
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 18.2 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 7.7 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 578.54 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 75,674
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $137,600
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 2,375
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $46,154
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$145,859
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 6,108
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 87.2 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.44
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.1 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 27.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 80.3 %
Population, 2010 75,674
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 20.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 130.8
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 87.1 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 67.8 %
Housing units, 2013 32,778
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $18,626
Building permits, 2012 225
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,791,992
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %