Cape Girardeau

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Population (2000): 37,956
Land Area (2000): 174.750 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 8.710 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 31.7186 (-0.2) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 79.6186 (26.5) / 90.2186 (32.3)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,386
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,543
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 46 inches

Cape Girardeau Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	35,791	2002	35,838	2005	36,279
2000	37,538	2003	35,866	2006	36,469
2001	35,567	2004	36,055	2007	36,754

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	34,990	92.31%
Rural, Farm	85	0.22%
Rural, Non-farm	2,829	7.46%

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Cape Girardeau Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	18,237	17,105	1,132	6.21%	62
1991	18,296	17,100	1,197	6.54%	65
1992	18,655	17,463	1,192	6.39%	64
1993	19,008	17,717	1,291	6.79%	68
1994	19,268	18,345	923	4.79%	48
1995	19,586	18,786	800	4.08%	41
1996	20,156	19,069	1,087	5.39%	54
1997	20,905	19,933	972	4.65%	47
1998	20,756	19,933	823	3.96%	40
1999	21,206	20,581	625	2.95%	29
2000	19,971	19,268	703	3.52%	35
2001	19,855	18,925	930	4.68%	47
2002	19,690	18,694	995	5.06%	51
2003	19,715	18,700	1,015	5.15%	51
2004	19,625	18,538	1,088	5.54%	55
2005	19,548	18,515	1,033	5.29%	53
2006	20,117	19,154	963	4.79%	48
2007	20,371	19,360	1,012	4.97%	50
2008	20,584	19,400	1,184	5.75%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	17,929	16,883	1,046	5.83%	58
Feb 1990	18,048	16,903	1,145	6.34%	63
Mar 1990	18,151	17,148	1,003	5.53%	55
Apr 1990	18,301	17,234	1,067	5.83%	58
May 1990	18,372	17,369	1,003	5.46%	55
Jun 1990	18,760	17,564	1,196	6.38%	64
Jul 1990	18,262	17,086	1,176	6.44%	64
Aug 1990	18,142	16,910	1,232	6.79%	68
Sep 1990	18,328	17,033	1,295	7.07%	71
Oct 1990	18,352	17,154	1,198	6.53%	65
Nov 1990	18,125	17,029	1,096	6.05%	60
Dec 1990	18,075	16,950	1,125	6.22%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	18,108	16,899	1,209	6.68%	67
Feb 1991	18,161	16,890	1,271	7.00%	70
Mar 1991	18,290	17,035	1,255	6.86%	69
Apr 1991	18,372	17,252	1,120	6.10%	61
May 1991	18,475	17,103	1,372	7.43%	74
Jun 1991	18,593	17,125	1,468	7.90%	79
Jul 1991	18,306	17,020	1,286	7.03%	70
Aug 1991	18,102	16,961	1,141	6.30%	63
Sep 1991	18,290	17,163	1,127	6.16%	62
Oct 1991	18,254	17,224	1,030	5.64%	56
Nov 1991	18,379	17,360	1,019	5.54%	55
Dec 1991	18,227	17,165	1,062	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	18,439	17,108	1,331	7.22%	72
Feb 1992	18,304	17,067	1,237	6.76%	68
Mar 1992	18,459	17,271	1,188	6.44%	64
Apr 1992	18,745	17,622	1,123	5.99%	60
May 1992	18,814	17,580	1,234	6.56%	66
Jun 1992	19,236	17,775	1,461	7.60%	76
Jul 1992	18,859	17,617	1,242	6.59%	66
Aug 1992	18,718	17,462	1,256	6.71%	67
Sep 1992	18,735	17,519	1,216	6.49%	65
Oct 1992	18,585	17,588	997	5.36%	54
Nov 1992	18,593	17,551	1,042	5.60%	56
Dec 1992	18,375	17,400	975	5.31%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	18,483	17,269	1,214	6.57%	66
Feb 1993	18,617	17,345	1,272	6.83%	68
Mar 1993	18,747	17,467	1,280	6.83%	68
Apr 1993	18,721	17,437	1,284	6.86%	69
May 1993	18,966	17,651	1,315	6.93%	69
Jun 1993	19,335	17,825	1,510	7.81%	78
Jul 1993	19,227	17,916	1,311	6.82%	68
Aug 1993	19,206	17,870	1,336	6.96%	70
Sep 1993	19,153	17,902	1,251	6.53%	65
Oct 1993	19,343	18,021	1,322	6.83%	68
Nov 1993	19,274	18,042	1,232	6.39%	64
Dec 1993	19,024	17,863	1,161	6.10%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	19,051	17,897	1,154	6.06%	61
Feb 1994	19,007	17,926	1,081	5.69%	57
Mar 1994	19,092	17,951	1,141	5.98%	60
Apr 1994	19,104	18,105	999	5.23%	52
May 1994	19,145	18,255	890	4.65%	46
Jun 1994	19,354	18,427	927	4.79%	48
Jul 1994	19,291	18,407	884	4.58%	46
Aug 1994	19,258	18,405	853	4.43%	44
Sep 1994	19,377	18,566	811	4.19%	42
Oct 1994	19,508	18,700	808	4.14%	41
Nov 1994	19,606	18,843	763	3.89%	39
Dec 1994	19,421	18,655	766	3.94%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	19,544	18,606	938	4.80%	48
Feb 1995	19,654	18,782	872	4.44%	44
Mar 1995	19,774	18,929	845	4.27%	43
Apr 1995	19,657	18,836	821	4.18%	42
May 1995	19,637	18,833	804	4.09%	41
Jun 1995	19,838	18,912	926	4.67%	47
Jul 1995	19,613	18,719	894	4.56%	46
Aug 1995	19,360	18,560	800	4.13%	41
Sep 1995	19,501	18,726	775	3.97%	40
Oct 1995	19,619	18,937	682	3.48%	35
Nov 1995	19,447	18,841	606	3.12%	31
Dec 1995	19,386	18,752	634	3.27%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	19,806	18,871	935	4.72%	47
Feb 1996	19,941	18,932	1,009	5.06%	51
Mar 1996	20,342	19,198	1,144	5.62%	56
Apr 1996	20,300	19,142	1,158	5.70%	57
May 1996	20,431	19,232	1,199	5.87%	59
Jun 1996	20,548	19,306	1,242	6.04%	60
Jul 1996	20,191	19,038	1,153	5.71%	57
Aug 1996	19,886	18,855	1,031	5.18%	52
Sep 1996	20,043	19,005	1,038	5.18%	52
Oct 1996	20,253	19,285	968	4.78%	48
Nov 1996	20,108	19,066	1,042	5.18%	52
Dec 1996	20,022	18,899	1,123	5.61%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	20,609	19,443	1,166	5.66%	57
Feb 1997	20,820	19,707	1,113	5.35%	53
Mar 1997	21,008	19,931	1,077	5.13%	51
Apr 1997	20,836	19,899	937	4.50%	45
May 1997	21,019	20,013	1,006	4.79%	48
Jun 1997	20,994	19,901	1,093	5.21%	52
Jul 1997	21,019	20,101	918	4.37%	44
Aug 1997	20,995	19,973	1,022	4.87%	49
Sep 1997	20,875	19,969	906	4.34%	43
Oct 1997	20,982	20,106	876	4.18%	42
Nov 1997	20,891	20,134	757	3.62%	36
Dec 1997	20,808	20,018	790	3.80%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	20,464	19,452	1,012	4.95%	49
Feb 1998	20,678	19,653	1,025	4.96%	50
Mar 1998	20,915	19,916	999	4.78%	48
Apr 1998	21,106	20,127	979	4.64%	46
May 1998	21,102	20,107	995	4.72%	47
Jun 1998	21,290	20,343	947	4.45%	44
Jul 1998	20,973	20,219	754	3.60%	36
Aug 1998	20,578	19,802	776	3.77%	38
Sep 1998	20,554	19,884	670	3.26%	33
Oct 1998	20,502	19,895	607	2.96%	30
Nov 1998	20,349	19,789	560	2.75%	28
Dec 1998	20,556	20,007	549	2.67%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	20,763	20,179	584	2.81%	28
Feb 1999	20,950	20,354	596	2.84%	28
Mar 1999	21,111	20,516	595	2.82%	28
Apr 1999	21,259	20,590	669	3.15%	31
May 1999	21,408	20,659	749	3.50%	35
Jun 1999	21,865	20,962	903	4.13%	41
Jul 1999	21,451	20,726	725	3.38%	34
Aug 1999	21,045	20,438	607	2.88%	29
Sep 1999	21,136	20,591	545	2.58%	26
Oct 1999	21,093	20,672	421	2.00%	20
Nov 1999	21,163	20,651	512	2.42%	24
Dec 1999	21,227	20,635	592	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	19,708	18,983	725	3.68%	37
Feb 2000	20,073	19,311	762	3.80%	38
Mar 2000	19,966	19,184	782	3.92%	39
Apr 2000	19,984	19,347	637	3.19%	32
May 2000	19,927	19,251	676	3.39%	34
Jun 2000	20,175	19,447	728	3.61%	36
Jul 2000	19,833	19,169	664	3.35%	33
Aug 2000	19,816	19,148	668	3.37%	34
Sep 2000	20,010	19,288	722	3.61%	36
Oct 2000	19,962	19,281	681	3.41%	34
Nov 2000	19,947	19,307	640	3.21%	32
Dec 2000	20,254	19,502	752	3.71%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	20,104	19,134	970	4.82%	48
Feb 2001	20,060	19,066	994	4.96%	50
Mar 2001	20,058	19,048	1,010	5.04%	50
Apr 2001	19,894	19,003	891	4.48%	45
May 2001	19,821	18,973	848	4.28%	43
Jun 2001	19,994	18,953	1,041	5.21%	52
Jul 2001	19,669	18,712	957	4.87%	49
Aug 2001	19,682	18,739	943	4.79%	48
Sep 2001	19,807	18,869	938	4.74%	47
Oct 2001	19,683	18,837	846	4.30%	43
Nov 2001	19,733	18,880	853	4.32%	43
Dec 2001	19,754	18,885	869	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	19,529	18,434	1,095	5.61%	56
Feb 2002	19,678	18,605	1,073	5.45%	55
Mar 2002	19,688	18,618	1,070	5.43%	54
Apr 2002	19,683	18,672	1,011	5.14%	51
May 2002	19,685	18,718	967	4.91%	49
Jun 2002	19,874	18,694	1,180	5.94%	59
Jul 2002	19,514	18,517	997	5.11%	51
Aug 2002	19,515	18,605	910	4.66%	47
Sep 2002	19,676	18,779	897	4.56%	46
Oct 2002	19,872	18,986	886	4.46%	45
Nov 2002	19,823	18,885	938	4.73%	47
Dec 2002	19,740	18,819	921	4.67%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	19,760	18,641	1,119	5.66%	57
Feb 2003	19,762	18,733	1,029	5.21%	52
Mar 2003	19,747	18,733	1,014	5.13%	51
Apr 2003	19,847	18,889	958	4.83%	48
May 2003	19,790	18,760	1,030	5.20%	52
Jun 2003	20,104	18,868	1,236	6.15%	61
Jul 2003	19,452	18,377	1,075	5.53%	55
Aug 2003	19,420	18,388	1,032	5.31%	53
Sep 2003	19,652	18,639	1,013	5.15%	52
Oct 2003	19,645	18,692	953	4.85%	49
Nov 2003	19,715	18,818	897	4.55%	45
Dec 2003	19,680	18,858	822	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	19,656	18,604	1,052	5.35%	54
Feb 2004	19,720	18,673	1,047	5.31%	53
Mar 2004	19,565	18,506	1,059	5.41%	54
Apr 2004	19,633	18,654	979	4.99%	50
May 2004	19,695	18,624	1,071	5.44%	54
Jun 2004	19,990	18,679	1,311	6.56%	66
Jul 2004	19,464	18,277	1,187	6.10%	61
Aug 2004	19,480	18,314	1,166	5.99%	60
Sep 2004	19,425	18,333	1,092	5.62%	56
Oct 2004	19,632	18,568	1,064	5.42%	54
Nov 2004	19,615	18,568	1,047	5.34%	53
Dec 2004	19,629	18,653	976	4.97%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	19,769	18,648	1,121	5.67%	57
Feb 2005	19,817	18,696	1,121	5.66%	57
Mar 2005	19,764	18,662	1,102	5.58%	56
Apr 2005	19,831	18,817	1,014	5.11%	51
May 2005	19,878	18,825	1,053	5.30%	53
Jun 2005	20,062	18,880	1,182	5.89%	59
Jul 2005	19,208	18,154	1,054	5.49%	55
Aug 2005	19,223	18,284	939	4.88%	49
Sep 2005	19,261	18,305	956	4.96%	50
Oct 2005	19,239	18,286	953	4.95%	50
Nov 2005	19,223	18,229	994	5.17%	52
Dec 2005	19,305	18,396	909	4.71%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	20,104	19,120	984	4.89%	49
Feb 2006	20,136	19,061	1,075	5.34%	53
Mar 2006	20,116	19,130	986	4.90%	49
Apr 2006	20,066	19,177	889	4.43%	44
May 2006	20,052	19,145	907	4.52%	45
Jun 2006	20,472	19,350	1,122	5.48%	55
Jul 2006	19,749	18,711	1,038	5.26%	53
Aug 2006	19,802	18,826	976	4.93%	49
Sep 2006	19,930	18,992	938	4.71%	47
Oct 2006	20,307	19,388	919	4.53%	45
Nov 2006	20,355	19,454	901	4.43%	44
Dec 2006	20,316	19,493	823	4.05%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	20,337	19,361	976	4.80%	48
Feb 2007	20,409	19,312	1,097	5.38%	54
Mar 2007	20,348	19,372	976	4.80%	48
Apr 2007	20,408	19,560	848	4.16%	42
May 2007	20,388	19,502	886	4.35%	43
Jun 2007	20,847	19,720	1,127	5.41%	54
Jul 2007	20,092	19,038	1,054	5.25%	52
Aug 2007	20,038	18,995	1,043	5.21%	52
Sep 2007	20,254	19,201	1,053	5.20%	52
Oct 2007	20,384	19,353	1,031	5.06%	51
Nov 2007	20,433	19,444	989	4.84%	48
Dec 2007	20,518	19,458	1,060	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	20,854	19,697	1,157	5.55%	55
Feb 2008	20,942	19,755	1,187	5.67%	57
Mar 2008	20,849	19,639	1,210	5.80%	58
Apr 2008	20,386	19,466	920	4.51%	45
May 2008	20,498	19,330	1,168	5.70%	57
Jun 2008	20,652	19,403	1,249	6.05%	60
Jul 2008	20,450	19,156	1,294	6.33%	63
Aug 2008	20,462	19,209	1,253	6.12%	61
Sep 2008	20,161	18,943	1,218	6.04%	60
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Cape Girardeau Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	964	9.89%
2.	Educational Services	900	9.24%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	837	8.59%
4.	Health Care	662	6.79%
5.	Public Administration	412	4.23%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	319	3.27%
7.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	297	3.05%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	265	2.72%
9.	Finance and Insurance	257	2.64%
10.	Paper Manufacturing	255	2.62%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	252	2.59%
12.	Department and Other General Stores	221	2.27%
13.	Truck Transportation	200	2.05%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	199	2.04%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	172	1.77%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	171	1.76%
17.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	161	1.65%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	158	1.62%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	157	1.61%
20.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	150	1.54%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	2,061	22.28%
2.	Educational Services	1,417	15.32%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	893	9.66%
4.	Department and Other General Stores	466	5.04%
5.	Social Assistance	411	4.44%
6.	Finance and Insurance	357	3.86%
7.	Public Administration	316	3.42%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	290	3.14%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	233	2.52%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	227	2.45%
11.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	149	1.61%
12.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	141	1.52%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	137	1.48%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	131	1.42%
15.	Personal and Laundry Services	115	1.24%
16.	Construction	112	1.21%
17.	Apparel Manufacturing	108	1.17%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	107	1.16%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	106	1.15%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	98	1.06%

Cape Girardeau Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	498	5.11%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	471	4.83%
3.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	445	4.57%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	377	3.87%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	348	3.57%
6.	Other Management Occupations	333	3.42%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	329	3.38%
8.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	317	3.25%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	315	3.23%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	277	2.84%
11.	Top Executives	261	2.68%
12.	Postsecondary Teachers	255	2.62%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	251	2.58%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	207	2.12%
15.	Other Office and Admin Support	185	1.90%
16.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	179	1.84%
17.	Physicians and Surgeons	167	1.71%
18.	Other Health Occupations	164	1.68%
19.	Other Construction Trades	154	1.58%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	153	1.57%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	594	6.42%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	483	5.22%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	466	5.04%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	447	4.83%
5.	Registered Nurses	444	4.80%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	400	4.32%
7.	Cashiers	371	4.01%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	330	3.57%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	327	3.54%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	303	3.28%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	288	3.11%
12.	Other Management Occupations	266	2.88%
13.	Child Care Workers	259	2.80%
14.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	226	2.44%
15.	Other Production Occupations	196	2.12%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	189	2.04%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	178	1.92%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	175	1.89%
19.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	165	1.78%
20.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	164	1.77%

Cape Girardeau Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	15,719	50.84%
15-35 hours	5,669	18.34%
1-14 hours	838	2.71%
No regular hours	8,691	28.11%

Cape Girardeau Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	355	1.93%
5 AM-5:29 AM	297	1.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	577	3.14%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,017	5.53%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,799	9.79%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,640	14.36%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,496	19.02%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,871	10.18%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	880	4.79%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	899	4.89%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	577	3.14%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	243	1.32%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,084	11.34%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,646	8.95%

Cape Girardeau Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,050	5.71%
5-9	4,335	23.58%
10-14	5,442	29.61%
15-19	3,698	20.12%
20-24	1,582	8.61%
25-29	311	1.69%
30-34	754	4.10%
35-39	78	0.42%
40-44	186	1.01%
45-59	350	1.90%
60-89	272	1.48%
At least 90	323	1.76%

Cape Girardeau Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	90	0.49%	16,328	88.83%
30-44	29	0.16%	989	5.38%
45-59	0	0.00%	350	1.90%
At least 60	0	0.00%	595	3.24%

Cape Girardeau Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	18	0.10%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,850	9.87%
Car / truck / van, solo	15,350	81.93%
Motorcycle	36	0.19%
Other	89	0.48%
Public transportation	119	0.64%
Walked	919	4.90%
Worked at home	355	1.89%

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Cape Girardeau Family Information Back to top
: 15,330 (34,605 people)
: 9,062 (26,218 people)
: 3,806
: 16,741
Cape Girardeau Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,012	13.05%
$10,000-$14,999	1,310	8.50%
$15,000-$19,999	1,241	8.05%
$20,000-$24,999	1,255	8.14%
$25,000-$29,999	1,127	7.31%
$30,000-$34,999	1,209	7.84%
$35,000-$39,999	917	5.95%
$40,000-$44,999	905	5.87%
$45,000-$49,999	767	4.98%
$50,000-$59,999	1,148	7.45%
$60,000-$74,999	1,246	8.08%
$75,000-$99,999	1,230	7.98%
$100,000-$124,999	394	2.56%
$125,000-$149,999	196	1.27%
$150,000-$199,999	184	1.19%
$200,000 or more	276	1.79%

Cape Girardeau Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	5,031	32.72%
Family, 2 people	4,284	27.86%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,078	7.01%
Family, 3 people	2,076	13.50%
Nonfamily, 3 people	154	1.00%
Family, 4 people	1,740	11.32%
Nonfamily, 4 people	60	0.39%
Family, 5 people	633	4.12%
Nonfamily, 5 people	16	0.10%
Family, 6 people	190	1.24%
Nonfamily, 6 people	6	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	107	0.70%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Cape Girardeau Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,156	29.51%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,652	13.72%
Public Assistance	510	1.24%
Retirement	2,298	5.58%
Self Employment	1,833	4.45%
Social Security	4,215	10.23%
Supplemental Security	614	1.49%
Wage / Salary	11,861	28.79%
Other	2,060	5.00%

Cape Girardeau Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,211	59.47%
With children under 18	2,870	40.53%

Cape Girardeau Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,272	8.69%
Married	7,958	54.36%
Never Married	4,999	34.15%
Widowed	410	2.80%

Cape Girardeau Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,879	11.24%
Married	7,698	46.06%
Never Married	4,999	29.91%
Widowed	2,137	12.79%

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Cape Girardeau Education Information Back to top
Cape Girardeau Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,535	5.12%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,618	12.08%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,935	26.49%
Some college, no degree	8,571	28.61%
Associate degree	1,160	3.87%
Bachelors degree	4,831	16.13%
Graduate or professional degree	2,306	7.70%

Cape Girardeau Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	260	0.69%	282	0.74%	542	1.43%
Kindergarten	284	0.75%	109	0.29%	393	1.04%
Grades 1-4	1,558	4.10%	442	1.16%	2,000	5.27%
Grades 5-8	1,410	3.71%	411	1.08%	1,821	4.80%
Grades 9-12	1,447	3.81%	252	0.66%	1,699	4.48%
Undergrad college	4,757	12.53%	100	0.26%	4,857	12.80%
Graduate or professional school	472	1.24%	48	0.13%	520	1.37%
Total	10,188	26.84%	1,644	4.33%	11,832	31.17%

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Cape Girardeau Business Information Back to top
: $994,731,000
: $821,082,000
: $89,186,000

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Cape Girardeau Public Benefits Information Back to top
Cape Girardeau Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	29,660	84.99%
Below Poverty Level	5,238	15.01%

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Cape Girardeau Criminal Information Back to top
: 21
Cape Girardeau Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	0.475	0.363	0.028	1.034	1.900	0.196	7.711	58.953	2.850	69.710
2000	1.305	0.559	0.027	1.039	2.930	0.053	6.314	55.730	1.412	63.509
2001	0.506	0.253	0.000	0.928	1.687	0.028	7.844	60.730	1.040	69.643
2002	0.167	0.446	0.028	1.172	1.814	0.000	6.976	50.784	1.228	58.988
2003	0.864	0.362	0.028	1.032	2.286	0.167	7.918	46.869	1.673	56.460
2004	3.495	0.388	0.028	1.248	5.159	0.111	9.624	50.367	2.163	62.155
2005	3.914	0.358	0.000	0.882	5.154	0.441	8.931	48.237	1.406	58.574
2006	5.100	0.247	0.027	0.905	6.279	0.274	7.650	45.216	1.508	54.375
2007	5.686	0.272	0.027	0.925	6.911	0.245	9.033	56.729	1.224	66.986

Cape Girardeau Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	27	76
2005	28	76
2006	15	74
2007	16	76

Cape Girardeau Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	2,563
2000	2,494
2001	2,537
2002	2,179

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Cape Girardeau Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Cape Girardeau Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,299	11.33%
10-19 Years	5,707	15.04%
20-29 Years	7,335	19.33%
30-39 Years	4,589	12.09%
40-49 Years	5,246	13.82%
50-59 Years	3,738	9.85%
60-69 Years	2,560	6.74%
70-79 Years	2,617	6.89%
80-89 Years	1,482	3.90%
90+ Years	383	1.01%

Cape Girardeau Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	17,994	47.41%
Female	19,962	52.59%

Cape Girardeau Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	33,143	87.32%
African-American	3,328	8.77%
Multiracial	459	1.21%
Asian	411	1.08%
Hispanic/Latino	409	1.08%
Amerindian	139	0.37%
Other Race	54	0.14%
Pacific Islander	13	0.03%

Cape Girardeau Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	10,756	36.74%
2.	United States Or American	4,183	14.29%
3.	Irish	4,037	13.79%
4.	English	3,011	10.29%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,330	4.54%
6.	Dutch	840	2.87%
7.	Scotch Irish	746	2.55%
8.	Italian	742	2.53%
9.	Scottish	581	1.98%
10.	Polish	478	1.63%

Cape Girardeau Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	34,387	95.97%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	565	1.58%
3.	German	236	0.66%
4.	French	120	0.33%
5.	Other Slavic	72	0.20%
6.	Chinese	64	0.18%
7.	Hindi	59	0.16%
8.	Japanese	57	0.16%
9.	Italian	53	0.15%
10.	Scandinavian	51	0.14%

Cape Girardeau Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	37,194	98.13%
Naturalized immigrant	249	0.66%
Not a citizen	461	1.22%

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Cape Girardeau Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

63701

63702

63703