Language Spoken At Home in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 71,089 | 100% |
English only | 68,250 | 96.0% |
Language other than English | 2,839 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,040 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 1,186 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 479 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 909 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 191 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 623 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 317 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 121 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,690 | 100% |
American | 7,165 | 9.5% |
Arab | 108 | 0.1% |
Czech | 118 | 0.2% |
Danish | 105 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,866 | 2.5% |
English | 6,337 | 8.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,649 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 111 | 0.1% |
German | 27,552 | 36.4% |
Greek | 279 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 106 | 0.1% |
Irish | 9,901 | 13.1% |
Italian | 1,522 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 35 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 357 | 0.5% |
Polish | 984 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 60 | 0.1% |
Russian | 44 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,161 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 1,358 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 32 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 130 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 696 | 0.9% |
Swiss | 252 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 33 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 517 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 22 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 29,502 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,551 | 66.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,589 | 29.1% |
Married-couple family | 15,141 | 51.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,779 | 19.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,176 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 607 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,234 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,203 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 9,951 | 33.7% |
Householder living alone | 7,843 | 26.6% |
65 years and over | 2,766 | 9.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,365 | 31.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,996 | 23.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 72,022 | 100% |
Householder | 29,502 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 15,044 | 20.9% |
Child | 20,018 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 2,734 | 3.8% |
Nonrelatives | 4,724 | 6.6% |
Unmarried partner | 1,690 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,766 | 100% |
Never married | 10,177 | 34.2% |
Now married, except separated | 15,832 | 53.2% |
Separated | 419 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 679 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 2,659 | 8.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 32,288 | 100% |
Never married | 8,685 | 26.9% |
Now married, except separated | 15,998 | 49.5% |
Separated | 772 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 3,290 | 10.2% |
Divorced | 3,543 | 11.0% |
Fertility in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,117 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 495 | 44.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 49 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 9 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,130 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 498 | 44.1% |
Less than 1 year | 104 | 9.2% |
1 or 2 years | 132 | 11.7% |
3 or 4 years | 63 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 199 | 17.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 498 | 100% |
Who are female | 288 | 57.8% |
Who are married | 391 | 78.5% |
School Enrollment in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,188 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,317 | 6.2% |
Kindergarten | 967 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,986 | 33.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,914 | 18.5% |
College or graduate school | 8,004 | 37.8% |
Educational Attainment in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 48,597 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,463 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,764 | 7.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,186 | 33.3% |
Some college, no degree | 10,603 | 21.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,315 | 4.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,934 | 18.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,332 | 8.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.3% |
Veteran Status in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 59,102 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,108 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 74,281 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,163 | 13.7% |
Under 18 years | 16,360 | 100% |
With a disability | 826 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 48,099 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,600 | 11.6% |
65 years and over | 9,822 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,737 | 38.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 74,938 | 100% |
Same house | 60,199 | 80.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 14,300 | 19.1% |
Same county | 7,930 | 10.6% |
Different county | 6,370 | 8.5% |
Same state | 4,218 | 5.6% |
Different state | 2,152 | 2.9% |
Abroad | 439 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 75,690 | 100% |
Native | 73,986 | 97.7% |
Born in United States | 73,583 | 97.2% |
State of residence | 54,552 | 72.1% |
Different state | 19,031 | 25.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 403 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 1,704 | 2.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,704 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 665 | 39.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,039 | 61.0% |
Year of Entry in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,107 | 100% |
Native | 403 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 5 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 398 | 98.8% |
Foreign born | 1,704 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 362 | 21.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,342 | 78.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Cape Girardeau County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,704 | 100% |
Europe | 130 | 7.6% |
Asia | 1,002 | 58.8% |
Africa | 56 | 3.3% |
Oceania | 19 | 1.1% |
Latin America | 454 | 26.6% |
Northern America | 43 | 2.5% |