In 2020, Cape Girardeau, MO had a population of 40.1k people with a median age of 34.4 and a median household income of $45,713. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Cape Girardeau, MO grew from 39,566 to 40,100, a 1.35% increase and its median household income declined from $45,733 to $45,713, a −0.0437% decrease.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cape Girardeau, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (78.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.99%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.77%), and White (Hispanic) (2.38%).
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.
96.3% of the residents in Cape Girardeau, MO are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Cape Girardeau, MO are Southeast Missouri State University (2,380 degrees awarded in 2020), Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center (124 degrees), and Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences (64 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Cape Girardeau, MO was $153,400, and the homeownership rate was 53.7%.
Most people in Cape Girardeau, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Cape Girardeau, MO was 2 cars per household.
