Cape Girardeau County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	30%

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Races in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 33,132	(48.2%)
Females: 35,561	(51.8%)

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Cape Girardeau County:	2.4 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$46,120
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$448
State:	$481

Cape Girardeau County:	$128,400
Missouri:	$138,600

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 71
• Burglaries: 77
• Thefts: 124
• Auto thefts: 10

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 109
• Burglaries: 61
• Thefts: 143
• Auto thefts: 17

Cape Girardeau County:	12.3%
Missouri:	13.0%

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

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: Alexander County, Illinois , Bollinger County , Perry County , Union County, Illinois , Scott County , Stoddard County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cape Girardeau County: Shiloh Camp (A), Sharpsboro (B), Boyers (C), Norman (D), Tank (E), Suttons (F), Deray (G), Pocahontas Station (H), Friedheim Station (I), Crawford Landing (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cape Girardeau County include: Caney Fork Church (A), Cape Chapel (B), Trinity Church (C), Apple Creek Church (D), Goshen Church (E), Zion Church (F), Assembly of God Church (G), Ebenezer Church (H), Barks Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Russell Cemetery (1), Gravel Hill Cemetery (2), Spivey Cemetery (3), Allen Cemetery (4), Allenville Cemetery (5), Hager Cemetery (6), Apple Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Brown Lake (A), Cedar Lake (B), Cypress Lake (C), Evans Lake East (D), Evans Lake West (E), Franke Lake (F), Garms Lake (G), Lake Boutin (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Muddy Creek (A), Blue Shawnee Creek (B), Hughes Creek (C), McGuire Branch (D), Hubble Creek (E), Muddy Shawnee Creek (F), Goose Creek (G), Neelys Creek (H), Gizzard Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cape Girardeau County include: Weiss Roadside Park (1), Arnsberg Community Park (2), Bollinger Mill State Park (3), Trail Of Tears State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.3%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 6,507
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 913 (40% naturalized citizens)

Cape Girardeau County:	1.3%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,067
• One, attached: 451
• Two: 1,134
• 3 or 4: 1,656
• 5 to 9: 1,673
• 10 to 19: 1,170
• 20 or more: 686
• Mobile homes: 2,575
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Cape Girardeau County with a mortgage: 9,330 (530 second mortgage, 1,542 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,985

Here:	65.2% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

Cape Girardeau County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/29/1963, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Cape Girardeau County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 14.2 miles away from Cape Girardeau County center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from the county center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 42.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Cape Girardeau County center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 24.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/6/2003 at 12:29:34, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from Cape Girardeau County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 28,321 (83%) Carpooled: 3,479 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 44 (0%) Railroad: 13 (0%) Taxi: 84 (0%) Motorcycle: 38 (0%) Bicycle: 36 (0%) Walked: 1,104 (3%) Other means: 176 (1%) Worked at home: 940 (3%)

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%

4.20% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($17,768 average AGI)
2.88% relocated from other states ($17,435 average AGI)

Cape Girardeau County:	2.88%
Missouri average:	2.98%

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)
from Perry County, MO	0.26% ($33,478)
from Stoddard County, MO	0.25% ($29,591)
from Alexander County, IL	0.19% ($27,380)
from Jefferson County, MO	0.19% ($31,857)

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%

3.84% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($17,950 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($14,406 average AGI)

Cape Girardeau County:	2.65%
Missouri average:	2.81%

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)
to Perry County, MO	0.26% ($32,250)
to St. Charles County, MO	0.19% ($34,531)
to Stoddard County, MO	0.15% ($33,744)
to St. Louis city, MO	0.15% ($29,513)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,763 (9,226 aged, 1,537 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 54,275 (14,451 male householders, 3,618 female householders)

  14,663 spouses, 18,732 children (16,956 natural, 495 adopted, 1,281 stepchildren), 705 grandchildren, 400 brothers or sisters, 278 parents, 492 other relatives, 936 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 11,015 (3,747 male householders (2,834 living alone)), 5,215 female householders (4,524 living alone)), 2,053 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,403 (1,078 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,136 2-persons, 4,265 3-persons, 3,686 4-persons, 1,438 5-persons, 388 6-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,358 1-person, 1,296 2-persons, 198 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

96.7% of residents of Cape Girardeau County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $350,866,000 ($4961 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

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+16 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.1
State:	6.0

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

52% of Cape Girardeau County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Missouri.

Cape Girardeau County:	52.3%
State average:	54.3%

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

• This state: 50736
• Northeast: 780
• Midwest: 7915
• South: 6084
• West: 1851

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,000

Here:	19.7%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	11.5%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	3.4%
Missouri:	24.9%

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