Census tracts · Cape Girardeau, MO

Census tracts in Cape Girardeau, Missouri

10 census tracts lie mostly within Cape Girardeau, and 5 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $18,586 in Tract 8814 to $72,639 in Tract 8812, against $55,658 for Cape Girardeau as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Cape Girardeau earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Cape Girardeau and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 8812 $72,639
Tract 8807 $69,722
Tract 8813.01 $68,138
Tract 8811 $61,000
Tract 8813.02 $54,397
Tract 8808 $53,287
Tract 8816 $40,471
Tract 8810 $34,482
Tract 8809 $31,729
Tract 8814 $18,586

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Cape Girardeau

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Cape Girardeau.

Census tracts in or partly in Cape Girardeau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Cape Girardeau (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 880829031880800	1.4 mi east	Cape Girardeau County	4,547±443	$53,287	$137,400	$1,018	100%
Tract 881129031881100	0.8 mi northeast	Cape Girardeau County	3,986±562	$61,000	$161,900	$1,114	100%
Tract 8813.0129031881301	1.5 mi northwest	Cape Girardeau County	3,689±449	$68,138	$218,300	$826	100%
Tract 8813.0229031881302	at the center point	Cape Girardeau County	2,699±360	$54,397	$196,400	$863	100%
Tract 881629031881600	1.1 mi southeast	Cape Girardeau County	2,774±491	$40,471	$114,900	$917	100%
Tract 881029031881000	2.0 mi east	Cape Girardeau County	2,659±675	$34,482	$136,800	$768	98%
Tract 881229031881200	2.1 mi north	Cape Girardeau County	6,564±686	$72,639	$220,300	$997	96%
Tract 880929031880900	2.7 mi east	Cape Girardeau County	2,361±394	$31,729	$114,700	$744	94%
Tract 880729031880700	2.3 mi north	Cape Girardeau County	5,635±611	$69,722	$239,000	$814	89%
Tract 881429031881400	3.2 mi southeast	Cape Girardeau County	2,105±396	$18,586	$104,800	$720	86%
Tract 881529031881500	4.2 mi southwest	Cape Girardeau County	4,558±596	$82,153	$242,300	$1,027	46%
Tract 880629031880600	6.3 mi north	Cape Girardeau County	6,824±892	$79,784	$291,500	$942	21%
Tract 780229201780200	10.0 mi southwest	Scott County	4,191±314	$52,443	$138,700	$632	3%
Tract 8805.0229031880502	5.5 mi northwest	Cape Girardeau County	3,940±400	$70,547	$253,900	$697	3%
Tract 8805.0129031880501	7.5 mi northwest	Cape Girardeau County	5,817±664	$87,821	$232,100	$892	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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