Population by age
Total population	81,086
Under 5 years	4,671
5 to 9 years	5,159
10 to 14 years	4,802
15 to 19 years	6,135
20 to 24 years	8,105
25 to 34 years	10,189
35 to 44 years	9,324
45 to 54 years	9,001
55 to 59 years	5,049
60 to 64 years	5,226
65 to 74 years	7,753
75 to 84 years	3,911
85 years and over	1,761
Median age (years)	36.7
Under 18 years	17,565
16 years and over	65,299
18 years and over	63,521
21 years and over	58,430
62 years and over	16,567
65 years and over	13,425

Population by race
Total population	81,086
One race	78,145
White	70,394
Black or African American	5,980
American Indian and Alaska Native	90
Asian	1,205
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	80
Some other race	396
Two or more races	2,941

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	62,263
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	29,929
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	32,334

Social characteristics in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Households by type
Total households	30,913
Family households (families)	15,152
Married-couple family	1,971
Male householder, no wife present, family	5,270
Female householder, no husband present, family	3,752
Nonfamily households	8,520
Average household size	9,352
Average family size	2.51

Economic characteristics in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	30,913
Less than $10,000	1,975
$10,000 to $14,999	1,316
$15,000 to $24,999	2,875
$25,000 to $34,999	3,062
$35,000 to $49,999	4,169
$50,000 to $74,999	5,859
$75,000 to $99,999	4,646
$100,000 to $149,999	4,439
$150,000 to $199,999	1,413
$200,000 or more	1,159
Median household income (dollars)	59,252

Housing characteristics in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	35,014
Occupied housing units	30,913
Vacant housing units	4,101

Units in structure
Total housing units	35,014
1-unit, detached	24,948
1-unit, attached	1,011
2 units	1,329
3 or 4 units	1,559
5 to 9 units	1,939
10 to 19 units	1,221
20 or more units	992
Mobile home	1,992
Boat, RV, van, etc.	23

Year structure built
Total housing units	35,014
Built 2014 or later	45
Built 2010 to 2013	2,802
Built 2000 to 2009	4,257
Built 1990 to 1999	5,476
Built 1980 to 1989	5,118
Built 1970 to 1979	5,490
Built 1960 to 1969	3,968
Built 1950 to 1959	2,899
Built 1940 to 1949	1,509
Built 1939 or earlier	3,450

Rooms
Total housing units	35,014
1 room	622
2 rooms	1,257
3 rooms	2,459
4 rooms	5,708
5 rooms	6,733
6 rooms	5,696
7 rooms	3,757
8 rooms	3,167
9 rooms or more	5,615
Median rooms	5.6

Bedrooms
Total housing units	35,014
No bedroom	628
1 bedroom	3,027
2 bedrooms	8,419
3 bedrooms	14,935
4 bedrooms	6,007
5 or more bedrooms	1,998

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	30,913
Owner-occupied	21,186
Renter-occupied	9,727
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.56
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.41

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	30,913
Moved in 2017 or later	3,529
Moved in 2015 to 2016	9,278
Moved in 2010 to 2014	4,703
Moved in 2000 to 2009	6,126
Moved in 1990 to 1999	3,828
Moved in 1989 and earlier	3,449

Value
Owner-occupied units	21,186
Less than $50,000	1,332
$50,000 to $99,999	2,248
$100,000 to $149,999	5,033
$150,000 to $199,999	4,850
$200,000 to $299,999	4,200
$300,000 to $499,999	2,585
$500,000 to $999,999	867
$1,000,000 or more	71
Median (dollars)	167,100

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	21,186
Housing units with a mortgage	13,330
Housing units without a mortgage	7,856

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	9,153
Less than $500	903
$500 to $999	5,316
$1,000 to $1,499	2,442
$1,500 to $1,999	347
$2,000 to $2,499	87
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	58
Median (dollars)	804
No rent paid	574

Demographic data for Cape Girardeau County, MO and each city in the county. Lists of cities by population, wealth and poverty in Cape Girardeau County, MO.

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