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Missouri · Census place 11242

Cape Girardeau city, MO

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Cape Girardeau city has 40,047 residents, ranking #17 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $54,870, the median home is worth $186,100 and median gross rent runs $855 a month.

Population
40,047Cape Girardeau city residents
Median household income
$54,870Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$186,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$855Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
52.2%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Cape Girardeau city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Cape Girardeau city median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.7% of residents and 52.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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