Cities / Missouri / Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau, MO

39,795 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Farrar)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 29.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

STL

110 mi — St. Louis Lambert International Airport

Population & People

Population

39,795

Median age

34.5

Median household income

$55,658

Poverty rate

20.8%

Unemployment rate

2.6%

Bachelor's degree+

34.9%

Avg. commute

15 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$196,300

Median gross rent

$876/mo

Homeownership rate

54.04%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$970

HUD Fair Market Rent (Missouri statewide average across 115 areas — not specific to Cape Girardeau), 2026. Efficiency $732, 1BR $775, 2BR $970, 3BR $1265, 4BR $1457. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Missouri commercial electricity

10.63¢/kWh

Missouri industrial electricity

8.38¢/kWh

Missouri residential electricity

13.49¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

468469.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

357965.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Missouri

572.81

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, Missouri-specific series.

Nearby Airports

STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

110 mi away

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

158 mi away

BNA

Nashville International Airport

177 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Missouri energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Missouri economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).