Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,698
| This zip code: | $26,698 | | Missouri: | $45,114 |
Nearest zip codes: 63701, 63780, 63758, 62957, 62990, 63742.
Cape Girardeau Zip Code Map
Housing units in zip code 63703 with a mortgage: 735 (26 second mortgage, 99 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 636
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $822
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $299
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 29.5% | | Whole state: | 13.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.6% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.2 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.2 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Big River Grandprix (Arcades & Amusements; 610 Commercial Street), First Student Inc (Tours & Charters; 444 Commercial Street).
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 44
- 1995 to 1998: 370
- 1990 to 1994: 124
- 1980 to 1989: 325
- 1970 to 1979: 519
- 1960 to 1969: 571
- 1950 to 1959: 675
- 1940 to 1949: 491
- 1939 or earlier: 921
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cape Girardeau, MO (63703): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 94
- 2 bedrooms: 637
- 3 bedrooms: 762
- 4 bedrooms: 242
- 5 or more bedrooms: 59
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 66
- 1 bedrooms: 580
- 2 bedrooms: 690
- 3 bedrooms: 289
- 4 bedrooms: 115
- 5 or more bedrooms: 28
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Vehicles available in 63703 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 163
- 1 vehicle: 775
- 2 vehicles: 654
- 3 vehicles: 136
- 4 vehicles: 56
- 5 or more vehicles: 10
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 449
- 1 vehicle: 962
- 2 vehicles: 312
- 3 vehicles: 25
- 4 vehicles: 20
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 63703:
- Less than $10,000: 61
- $10,000 to $14,999: 31
- $15,000 to $19,999: 49
- $20,000 to $24,999: 53
- $25,000 to $29,999: 52
- $30,000 to $34,999: 56
- $35,000 to $39,999: 59
- $40,000 to $49,999: 167
- $50,000 to $59,999: 160
- $60,000 to $69,999: 134
- $70,000 to $79,999: 114
- $80,000 to $89,999: 141
- $90,000 to $99,999: 127
- $100,000 to $124,999: 263
- $125,000 to $149,999: 207
- $150,000 to $174,999: 70
- $175,000 to $199,999: 60
- $200,000 to $249,999: 25
- $250,000 to $299,999: 24
- $300,000 to $399,999: 31
- $400,000 to $499,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 63703:
- Less than $100: 94
- $100 to $149: 112
- $150 to $199: 110
- $200 to $249: 94
- $250 to $299: 125
- $300 to $349: 174
- $350 to $399: 160
- $400 to $449: 155
- $450 to $499: 119
- $500 to $549: 56
- $550 to $599: 73
- $600 to $649: 51
- $650 to $699: 44
- $700 to $749: 15
- $750 to $799: 25
- $1,000 to $1,249: 22
- $2,000 or more: 17
- No cash rent: 42
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $86,445.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,622
- Black or African American householders: $54,706
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $119,620
- Asian householders: $219,303
- Two or more races householders: $104,946
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $87,721
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,102 (it was $50,600 in 2000)
| 63703: | $80,102 | | Missouri: | $138,600 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,920 - $193,201
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $96,962| Here: | $96,962 | | State: | $182,045 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $139,650| Here: | $139,650 | | State: | $185,799 |
In 2-unit structures: $166,225| Here: | $166,225 | | State: | $155,066 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $56,735| Here: | $56,735 | | State: | $141,353 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $150,471| Here: | $150,471 | | State: | $200,791 |
Mobile homes: $16,331| Here: | $16,331 | | State: | $37,932 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,289
- One, attached: 61
- Two: 276
- 3 or 4: 270
- 5 to 9: 306
- 10 to 19: 234
- 20 to 49: 108
- 50 or more: 151
- Mobile homes: 345

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,792 (70%)
- Carpooled: 524 (13%)
- Taxi: 64 (2%)
- Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
- Bicycle: 14 (0%)
- Walked: 508 (13%)
- Other means: 12 (0%)
- Worked at home: 83 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 280
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1024
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1107
- 15 to 19 minutes: 768
- 20 to 24 minutes: 223
- 25 to 29 minutes: 117
- 30 to 34 minutes: 166
- 35 to 39 minutes: 7
- 40 to 44 minutes: 48
- 45 to 59 minutes: 85
- 60 to 89 minutes: 55
- 90 or more minutes: 52
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,874
- In family households: 5,842 (1,091 male householders, 812 female householders)
1,112 spouses, 2,200 children (1,994 natural, 76 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 130 grandchildren, 113 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 82 other relatives, 221 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,032 (682 male householders (560 living alone)), 1,008 female householders (873 living alone)), 342 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,876 (265 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 825 2-persons, 414 3-persons, 357 4-persons, 185 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,433 1-person, 201 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 9 4-persons.
823 married couples with children.
816 single-parent households (102 men, 714 women).
95.2% of residents of 63703 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% very well, 10% well, 7% not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 9% well, 12% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% very well, 33% well, 33% not well).
Foreign born population: 221 (2.3%)
(26.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 2.7% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (17%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (17%)
- Germany (14%)
- Japan (10%)
- Vietnam (8%)
- Belarus (6%)
- Taiwan (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 163
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 12
- 1975 to 1979: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1965 to 1969: 32
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White population: 7,580
Black population: 1,652
American Indian population: 51
Asian population: 56
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 7
Some other race population: 37
Two or more races population: 178

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 1925 |
|  German: 1697 |
|  United States or American: 1008 |
|  Irish: 656 |
|  English: 340 |
|  French (except Basque): 185 |
|  Italian: 157 |
|  European: 126 |
|  Dutch: 93 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 86 |
|  Polish: 79 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 74 |
|  Scottish: 68 |
|  Czech: 60 |
|  African: 57 |
|  Russian: 34 |
|  Hungarian: 20 |
|  Welsh: 18 |
|  Nigerian: 17 |
|  Norwegian: 14 |
|  Danish: 13 |
|  Swedish: 11 |
|  Lithuanian: 10 |
|  Scandinavian: 9 |
|  Swiss: 9 |
|  Portuguese: 8 |
|  Ukrainian: 8 |
|  Slovak: 7 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7 |
|  Belgian: 6 |
|  Eastern European: 6 |
|  Lebanese: 5 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  Arab:: 5 |
|  Croatian: 5 |
|  Australian: 4 |
|  British West Indian: 4 |
|  Haitian: 3 |

Public primary/middle school in zip code 63703 not listed on the city page:- ECHO DAY TREATMENT CTR. (Students: 8; Location: 3445 ARMSTRONG DR, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Grades: 06 - 12)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FLORSHEIM GROUP INCORPORATED (1600 SOUTHWEST END BOULEVARD in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - TRIS-63703FLRSH1600S, TRI REPORTER, AIRS/AFS-MO0938659, AIR MINOR, RCRAINFO-MOD006267074, NOT IN A UNIVERSE, NTI-NTIT$FNP0733, AIR PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: MEN'S FOOTWEAR, EXCEPT ATHLETIC
Organizations: FLORSHEIM SHOE GROUP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FLORSHEIM SHOE CO
- AMOCO OIL CAPE GIRARDEAU TERMINAL (2601 S SPRIGG ST in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - RCRAINFO-MOT300010006, NOT IN A UNIVERSE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- B N S F RAILWAY CO (MAQUETTE ST in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - RCRAINFO-MOP000013276, NOT IN A UNIVERSE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NA (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PLAZA LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING (2009 INDEPENDENCE STREET in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - AIRS/AFS-MO0940271, AIR MINOR, NEI-NTI34155, AIR PROGRAM, NTI-NTI34155,
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
Alternative names: PLAZA LAUDRY & DRY CLEANING
- S&S RENTAL PROPERTIES (2561 BLOOMFIELD ROAD in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - PCS-MOR105450, NPDES NON-MAJOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
Alternative names: S&S RENTAL PROPERTIES, LL
- FEDEX FREIGHT EAST INCORPORATED (4935 NASH ROAD in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - PCS-MOR80C409, NPDES NON-MAJOR
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: TERMINAL AND JOINT TERMINAL MAINTENANCE FACILITIES FOR MOTOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
Organizations: FEDEX FREIGHT EAST, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- FISHER AUTO PARTS BRASE DISTRIBUTING (2350 RUST AVE in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - RCRAINFO-MOP000005595, NOT IN A UNIVERSE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: FISHER AUTO PARTS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- J B COLEMAN (115 S MAIN in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - AIRS/AFS-MO1017777, AIR MINOR
Business SIC classification: ROOFING, SIDING, AND SHEET METAL WORK
- AUTO TIRE & PARTS WAREHOUSE (2103 GOOD HOPE in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
STATE MASTER (Missouri monitoring and compilance) - RCRAINFO-MOR000034272, SQG
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: JOHN TLAPEK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PARKVIEW (1020 SOUTH PARKWAY DRIVE in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-SG02362
Organizations: STATE SCHOOLS SEVERELY HANDICP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JEFFERSON ELEM. (520 S MINNESOTA in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-4080016096
Organizations: CAPE GIRARDEAU 63 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,965
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6860
- Northeast: 125
- Midwest: 1317
- South: 880
- West: 303
38% of the 63703 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 69
| Here: | 7.2% | | Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 2.0% | | Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40
| Here: | 2.0% | | Missouri: | 24.9% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO):
- KIDD OIL CO, INC (1759 WILSON RD; small business): $2,712,172 in 44 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Fuel Oils, Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services, Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $3,504; 2002: $0; 2003: $141,000; 2004: $1,377,842; 2005: $794,036; 2006: $395,790.
Biggest contracts:
$317,500 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2005-12-02. Completion date: 2005-12-05.
$315,500, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$315,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$240,200 with Army for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2004-12-06. Completion date: 2004-12-07.
- MISSOURI DRY DOCK & REPAIR CO (500 AQUAMSI ST; small business): $556,589 in 39 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ship and Marine Equipment, Ship and Boat Propulsion Components, Rubber and Plastics Working Machinery by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year: 2000: $45,000; 2001: $60,000; 2002: $26,846; 2003: $100,433; 2004: $160,196; 2005: $141,342; 2006: $22,772.
Biggest contracts:
$60,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks. Signed on 2001-09-07. Completion date: 2001-08-21.
$57,618 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks. Signed on 2004-06-02. Completion date: 2004-06-24.
$57,618 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks. Signed on 2004-06-02. Completion date: 2004-06-24.
$45,826 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks. Signed on 2005-06-16. Completion date: 2005-06-15.
- CAPE COUNTY PAINING (520 ALBERT ST; small business)
$27,100 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2000-08-21. Completion date: 2000-10-20.
- ERB INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO IN (1421 S WESTEND BLVD; small business): $21,600 in 8 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Construction Equipment, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $6,510; 2005: $15,090; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$5,210 with Army for Miscellaneous Construction Equipment. Signed on 2005-07-21. Completion date: 2005-08-22.
$5,210 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Miscellaneous Construction Equipment. Signed on 2005-07-21. Completion date: 2005-08-22.
$3,340 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Materials Handling Equipment. Signed on 2005-05-10. Completion date: 2005-06-10.
$3,181 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2004-04-27. Completion date: 2004-05-20.
- SOUTHEAST FABRICATING, INC (2086 SOUTHERN EXPY; small business): $10,581 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$10,491 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2003-09-03. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$90 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Construction and Building Materials. Signed on 2005-03-04. Completion date: 2005-03-04.
- COTNER ELECTRIC CO (2049 SOUTHERN EXPRESSWAY; small business)
$4,595 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2002-02-22. Completion date: 2002-03-14.
- cape county otolaryngology (3203 BLATTNER DRIVE; small business)
$3,346 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2005-05-05. Effective on 2005-04-27. Completion date: 2005-04-27.
- MIDAMERICA HOTELS CORPORATION (105 MT AUBURN RD; small business)
$3,170 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2006-05-11. Completion date: 2006-07-29.
- CAPE RESTAURANT SUPPLY (340 S FREDERICK ST; small business)
$1,095 with Army for Food Cooking, Baking, and Serving Equipment. Signed on 2004-10-14. Completion date: 2004-08-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (500-999: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 18, 1-4: 5)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 5, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 1538 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 320 people in nursing homes
- 21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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