CITY · 2000 CENSUS

East Cape Girardeau

Illinois · 437 residents · 1.96 sq mi

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East Cape Girardeau is home to 437 people in Illinois. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Median home value sits at $33,200. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 36%. At a median age of 38.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 35.2

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

437

+2%since 1990

from 427 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.9

+4%since 1990

from 37.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.96 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024283

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.7%(25)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.9%(26)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.4%(28)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.3%(58)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.6%(64)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413%(57)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.6%(55)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.8%(43)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.6%(20)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.1%(5)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,688

+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,922 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,420

+38%since 1990

from $10,487 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.5%

−2.6 ptssince 1990

from 13.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$375

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $283 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

75.5%

−15.2 ptssince 1990

from 90.7% in 1990

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(427)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(5)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(420)

Black0.7%(3)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(10)

Asian0.2%(1)

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

9.1%

−0.8 ptssince 1990

from 10.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

76.4%

+16.3 ptssince 1990

from 60.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.4 ptssince 1990

from 1.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.6 min

−21%since 1990

from 17.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married17.2%(26)

Married68.9%(104)

Widowed3.3%(5)

Divorced10.6%(16)

Women 15+

Never married18.9%(36)

Married55.3%(105)

Widowed7.9%(15)

Divorced17.9%(34)

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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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