CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Cape Girardeau

Illinois · 427 residents · 1.96 sq mi

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East Cape Girardeau is home to 427 people in Illinois. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $30,800. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 38%. At a median age of 37.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

427

−2%vs 2000

vs 437 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024283

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.6%(24)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(31)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.5%(45)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(60)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(68)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(51)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.3%(57)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.6%(11)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(6)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,922

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,688 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,487

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,420 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,800

+22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$283

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $375 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.7%

+15.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

9.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(420)

Black0.7%(3)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(10)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(427)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Asian origin

Filipino3.2%(9)

Ancestry

German31.4%(89)

Irish15.5%(44)

American5.3%(15)

West Indian4.6%(13)

Jamaican4.6%(13)

English3.9%(11)

Scottish1.8%(5)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(4)

Swedish1.4%(4)

French1.1%(3)

Belgian0.7%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Jamaican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.1%

−16.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.3 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 13.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married17.9%(20)

Married37.5%(42)

Widowed14.3%(16)

Divorced30.4%(34)

Women 15+

Never married10.5%(10)

Married64.2%(61)

Widowed10.5%(10)

Divorced14.7%(14)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.9%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 19.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

24.4%

−12.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.0%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.7%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

32.2%

−12.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.7%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.2%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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