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Cape Girardeau County

Population in July 2007: 128. Population change since 2000: +1.6%
 

Males: 58  (45.7%)
Females: 70  (54.3%)
Median resident age:  31.5 years
Missouri median age:  36.1 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,900 (it was $36,250 in 2000)
Pocahontas  $45,900
Missouri:  $45,114

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $71,200 (it was $52,500 in 2000)
Pocahontas  $71,200
Missouri:  $138,600

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Races in Pocahontas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Pocahontas: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.9%), Irish (19.7%), Dutch (9.4%), English (4.7%), United States (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1893

Elevation: 575 feet

Land area: 0.10 square miles.

Population density: 1291 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Pocahontas

  • High school or higher: 69.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pocahontas town

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 5.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Missouri:  2.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Pocahontas:  0.5% ($238)
Missouri:  0.9% ($851)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (88.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (328.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oak Ridge, MO (6.3 miles ), Old Appleton, MO (8.0 miles) , Jackson, MO (8.5 miles ), Frohna, MO (9.7 miles) , Altenburg, MO (9.8 miles ), Grand Tower, IL (13.1 miles ), Gordonville, MO (13.3 miles ), Cape Girardeau, MO (14.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 37.50 N, Longitude: 89.64 W


Area code: 573

Pocahontas household income distribution Pocahontas home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-1.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Nonmetallic mineral products (20%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (20%)
  • Construction (17%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (17%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (35%)
  • Social assistance (20%)
  • Paper (10%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (33%)
  • Top executives (10%)
  • Extraction workers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Carpenters (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Health technologists and technicians (20%)
  • Child care workers (20%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
  • Personal appearance workers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)


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Pocahontas-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Pocahontas town center killed 11 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused $12 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Pocahontas:
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
  • ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
  • PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PERRYVILLE, MO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pocahontas:
  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 21 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 33 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 48 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pocahontas:
  • TWIN CITY AIRPARK (about 28 miles; MARBLE HILL, MO; ID: 0T3)
  • PERRYVILLE MUNI (about 30 miles; PERRYVILLE, MO; ID: K02)
  • PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 38 miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; ID: PJY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pocahontas:
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 34 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 52 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
  • JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 83 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT enrollment: 2,568)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 88 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
  • SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 88 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Missouri:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.3%
Whole state:  67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.7%
Whole state:  11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Pocahontas compared to Missouri state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Cape Girardeau County Missouri:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:


Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll



Pocahontas government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $2,000
    Regular Highways: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $53,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,000

7.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,434 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.20%
Missouri average:  7.87%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($231 average AGI)
Cape Girardeau County:  0.12%
Missouri average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Scott County, MO  1.09% ($30,045 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO  0.39% ($24,149)
from Bollinger County, MO  0.38% ($29,337)


6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.55%
Missouri average:  7.66%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($116 average AGI)
Cape Girardeau County:  0.06%
Missouri average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Scott County, MO  1.02% ($27,220 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO  0.56% ($36,432)
to Bollinger County, MO  0.31% ($28,815)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pocahontas:
  • KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • KUGT (1170 AM; daytime; 0 kW; JACKSON, MO; Owner: THE LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRHW (1520 AM; 5 kW; SIKESTON, MO)
  • WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pocahontas:
  • KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
  • KGKS (93.9 FM; SCOTT CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
  • WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBDZ (93.1 FM; PERRYVILLE, MO; Owner: D/B/A DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
  • KCGQ-FM (99.3 FM; GORDONVILLE, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KMHM (104.1 FM; LUTESVILLE, MO; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
  • KWKZ (106.1 FM; CHARLESTON, MO; Owner: ANDERSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)

TV broadcast stations around Pocahontas:
  • KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
  • KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
  • K65GP (Channel 65; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K58FD (Channel 58; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)




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