Cape Girardeau County, Missouri (MO)

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• • 68,53983.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,1516.3%Two or more races
  • 4,4685.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,1692.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0571.3%Asian alone
  • 7290.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $234,273

Here:	$234,273
State:	$252,419

Townhouses or other attached units: $205,999

Here:	$205,999
State:	$215,987

In 2-unit structures: $250,329

Here:	$250,329
State:	$489,863

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $331,619

Here:	$331,619
State:	$174,828

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,998

Here:	$189,998
State:	$227,030

Mobile homes: $59,429

Here:	$59,429
State:	$80,918

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $48,290

Here:	$48,290
State:	$87,104

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 52
• Burglaries: 59
• Thefts: 116
• Auto thefts: 34

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 55
• Burglaries: 85
• Thefts: 98
• Auto thefts: 12

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,296 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,294 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cape Girardeau County is $399 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $681 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Delta, Gordonville, Oak Ridge, Pocahontas, Whitewater, Allenville, Dutchtown, Old Appleton.

Neighboring counties: Archuleta County, Colorado , Garfield County, Utah , Cedar County , Logan County, West Virginia , Giles County, Virginia , Wyoming County, West Virginia , Mississippi County , Newton County .

Current college students: 6,507
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,688 (34.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,1522010 or later
• 4362000 to 2009
• 2041990 to 1999
• 921980 to 1989
• 1341970 to 1979
• 179Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 26,359
• One, attached: 561
• Two: 1,466
• 3 or 4: 1,810
• 5 to 9: 1,621
• 10 to 19: 1,117
• 20 to 49: 437
• 50 or more: 520
• Mobile homes: 2,109

Housing units in Cape Girardeau County with a mortgage: 13,949 (1,374 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 1,198 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 151

Religion statistics for Cape Girardeau County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cape Girardeau County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Missouri Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4490, Natural disaster type: Other
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 29, 2019, FEMA Id: 4451, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2017 - May 11, 2017, FEMA Id: 4317, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4250: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4250, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 22, 2015 to January 09, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3374: January 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 3374, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 29, 2013 to June 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4130: July 18, 2013, FEMA Id: 4130, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1980: May 09, 2011, FEMA Id: 1980, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3317: February 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 3317, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1847: June 19, 2009, FEMA Id: 1847, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Missouri Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1822: February 17, 2009, FEMA Id: 1822, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 15 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.36% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,769 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.63% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($25,571 average AGI)
2.73% relocated from other states ($27,197 average AGI)

Cape Girardeau County:	2.73%
Missouri average:	3.04%

from Scott County, MO	0.94% ($40,514 average AGI)
from Bollinger County, MO	0.34% ($41,608)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.30% ($58,711)
from Perry County, MO	0.29% ($39,371)
from Stoddard County, MO	0.23% ($57,662)
from New Madrid County, MO	0.14% ($53,279)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.13% ($44,474)

6.06% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,204 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.45% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($25,542 average AGI)
2.61% relocated to other states ($23,662 average AGI)

Cape Girardeau County:	2.61%
Missouri average:	2.88%

to Scott County, MO	0.87% ($40,546 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO	0.39% ($54,855)
to Bollinger County, MO	0.27% ($43,889)
to Perry County, MO	0.21% ($45,095)
to Stoddard County, MO	0.21% ($45,540)
to Jefferson County, MO	0.14% ($38,651)
to St. Louis city, MO	0.13% ($38,103)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cape Girardeau County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 14,803 (3,745 living alone), Female householders: 17,997 (6,186 living alone)

• 15,072 spouses (15,072 opposite-sex spouses), 2,193 unmarried partners, (2,112 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 22,041 children (19,915 natural, 226 adopted, 1,900 stepchildren), 814 grandchildren, 261 brothers or sisters, 601 parents, 124 foster children, 407 other relatives, 3,863 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 3,937

Size of family households: 8,499 2-persons, 5,003 3-persons, 4,076 4-persons, 1,578 5-persons, 744 6-persons, 319 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,931 1-person, 2,049 2-persons, 220 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 160 5-persons, 133 7-or-more-persons.

11,487 married couples with children.
4,490 single-parent households (1,027 men, 3,463 women).

96.8% of residents of Cape Girardeau speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $350,866,000 ($4,961 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,453,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $159,913,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $71,743,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,685,000
Federal grants: $72,411,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,428,000 ($4,290,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $27,685,000 ($3,321,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,421,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,046,000
Federal Government insurance: $70,619,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.91 millions of gallons per day (45% from ground, 55% from surface)

• Year house built in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• 2562020 or later
• 4,0672010 to 2019
• 5,3592000 to 2009
• 5,5241990 to 1999
• 3,9911980 to 1989
• 4,6421970 to 1979
• 4,0251960 to 1969
• 2,5421950 to 1959
• 1,6341940 to 1949
• 3,9601939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• 01 room
• 02 rooms
• 5783 rooms
• 1,8634 rooms
• 4,8285 rooms
• 5,0006 rooms
• 2,5857 rooms
• 2,6378 rooms
• 5,0639+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• 1431 room
• 9252 rooms
• 1,8603 rooms
• 2,7644 rooms
• 1,4035 rooms
• 9106 rooms
• 9477 rooms
• 7748 rooms
• 5209+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• 0no bedroom
• 2081 bedroom
• 3,0942 bedrooms
• 12,1833 bedrooms
• 4,9724 bedrooms
• 2,0975+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• 143no bedroom
• 2,2611 bedroom
• 4,0372 bedrooms
• 2,5713 bedrooms
• 9214 bedrooms
• 3135+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cape Girardeau County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 212no vehicle
• 5,6371 vehicle
• 8,8592 vehicles
• 5,4023 vehicles
• 1,7454 vehicles
• 6995+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cape Girardeau County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,966no vehicle
• 3,8151 vehicle
• 3,1742 vehicles
• 6433 vehicles
• 3554 vehicles
• 2935+ vehicles

82.8% of Cape Girardeau County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Missouri.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 58,665
• Other state: 21,173
• Northeast: 884
• Midwest: 9,478
• South: 8,217
• West: 2,594

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,385
• Number of aged recipients: 93
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,292
• Number of recipients under 18: 232
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 948
• Number of recipients older than 64: 205
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 528
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 596

Cape Girardeau County on our top lists:

• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Romney (Republican) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"