Cape Girardeau Population and Demographics

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Cape Girardeau City, Missouri Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Cape Girardeau Population: 35349 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 16695 47.23% Female 18654 52.77%       Under 5 years 1902 5.38% 5 to 9 years 1999 5.66% 10 to 14 years 2079 5.88% 15 to 19 years 3264 9.23% 20 to 24 years 4520 12.79% 25 to 34 years 4486 12.69% 35 to 44 years 4574 12.94% 45 to 54 years 4316 12.21% 55 to 59 years 1527 4.32% 60 to 64 years 1199 3.39% 65 to 74 years 2436 6.89% 75 to 84 years 2102 5.95% 85 years and over 945 2.67%       Median age (years) 33.6       18 years and over 28086 79.45% Male 13058 36.94% Female 15028 42.51% 21 years and over 24997 70.71% 62 years and over 6163 17.43% 65 years and over 5483 15.51% Male 2112 5.97% Female 3371 9.54%       Race     One race 34855 98.6% White 30865 87.32% Black or African American 3288 9.3% American Indian and Alaska Native 138 0.39% Asian 400 1.13% Asian indian 67 0.19% Chinese 87 0.25% Filipino 34 0.1% Japanese 94 0.27% Korean 43 0.12% Vietnamese 18 0.05% Other Asian 57 0.16% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.04% Native Hawaiian 3 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.01% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 5 0.01% Some other race 151 0.43% Two or more races 494 1.4%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 35349 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 388 1.1% Mexican 234 0.66% Puerto Rican 38 0.11% Cuban 13 0.04% Other Hispanic or Latino 103 0.29% Not Hispanic or Latino 34961 98.9% White alone 30650 86.71%       Relationship     Total Population 35349 100.00% In households 32279 91.32% Householder 14380 40.68% Spouse 6304 17.83% Child 8329 23.56% Own child under 18 years 6604 18.68% Other relatives 1114 3.15% Under 18 years 432 1.22% Nonrelatives 2152 6.09% Unmarried partner 679 1.92% In group quarters 3070 8.68% Institutionalized population 983 2.78% Non-Institutionalized population 2087 5.9%       Households by Type     Total Households 14380 100.0 % Family households (families) 8293 57.67% With own children under 18 years 3698 25.72% Married-couple family 6304 43.84% With own children under 18 years 2529 17.59% Female householder, no husband present 1567 10.9% With own children under 18 years 958 6.66% Non Family households 6087 42.33% Householder living alone 4829 33.58% Householder 65 years and over 1650 11.47%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3995 27.78% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3465 24.1%       Average Household size 2.24 Average family size 2.9       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 15827 100.00% Occupied housing units 14380 90.86% Vacant housing units 1447 9.14% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 75 0.47% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 14380 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 8245 57.34% Renter-occupied housing units. 6135 42.66%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.42 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.01

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