| People QuickFacts | Cape Girardeau | Missouri |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 38,402 | 6,008,984 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 37,941 | 5,988,924 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 1.2% | 0.3% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 37,941 | 5,988,927 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.1% | 6.5% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.3% | 23.8% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.7% | 14.0% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.6% | 51.0% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 81.1% | 82.8% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 12.8% | 11.6% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.5% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.9% | 1.6% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.4% | 2.1% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.8% | 3.5% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 80.2% | 81.0% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 72.5% | 83.5% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.1% | 3.8% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 5.3% | 6.1% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 85.4% | 86.8% |
![Bachelor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 31.1% | 25.4% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,105 | 503,720 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 15.0 | 23.3 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2010 | 16,760 | 2,712,729 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 55.0% | 69.5% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 31.2% | 19.6% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $130,900 | $138,900 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 14,923 | 2,354,104 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.31 | 2.46 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,140 | $25,371 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $39,837 | $47,202 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.0% | 14.3% |
| Business QuickFacts | Cape Girardeau | Missouri |
![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,682 | 501,064 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.9% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.9% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 25.5% | 26.1% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,605,444 | 110,907,604 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,625,483 | 81,032,913 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,018,238 | 76,575,216 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $27,476 | $12,957 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130218222913im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 119,675 | 11,070,634 |