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Cape Girardeau, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cape Girardeau, MO: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 44,994. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CAPE-GIRARDEAU-MO · Cape Girardeau, MO 2 ZIPs · 44,994 pop · #20861/25278 · Cape Girardeau County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $52,675
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20861/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Millersville
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 52% owners
  • POP-SMALL 44,994
  • SPREAD-MOD 63703→63701
  • HOME-LOW $171,000

Nearest income peer: Millersville, MO (+ $6,153 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cape Girardeau

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cape Girardeau on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cape Girardeau, MO sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
44,994
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,675
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($52,675 average) · poverty 23.5%. The primary code (63701) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.8%) for this income tier, rent $881 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Missouri, Centerville is the closest lower-income city and Everton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cape Girardeau.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Cape Girardeau differ

Cape Girardeau's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $38,695 in ZIP 63703 to $66,654 in ZIP 63701, while home values span $122,200 in 63703 to $219,800 in 63701. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.7×

63703 to 63701

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.8×

63703 to 63701

Poverty-rate spread
13 points

63701 to 63703

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 63701 swallows Cape Girardeau's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 63701 still holds about 82% of Cape Girardeau's 44,994 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Cape Girardeau

Citywide ZBP: 1,587 establishments, 30,178 employees , annual payroll $1,445,859k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 63701 (1,028 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (254) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Cape Girardeau, MO

These ZIP codes sit in Cape Girardeau County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Cape Girardeau. See the Cape Girardeau County roll-up →

Cape Girardeau sits in the lower half of Cape Girardeau County on income: Jackson, Oak Ridge and Millersville report more, and only Delta reports less. Daisy marks the far end of that range at $122,750, 133% above Cape Girardeau.

Side-by-side: Compare 63701 vs 63703 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
63701 36,812 $66,654 1,028 110
63703 8,182 $38,695 559 245
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Cape Girardeau roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cape Girardeau, .