COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cape Girardeau vs Lima
PLACE A
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
VS
PLACE B
Lima, OH
Cape Girardeau and Lima are close in size. Cape Girardeau earns more, with a median household income $2,862 higher. Cape Girardeau has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -4%).
CAPE GIRARDEAULIMADIFFERENCE
Total population99,215100,881−2% vs Lima
Population density69251−181
Population growth1.3%-3.9%+5.2 pts
Median age38.439.7−1.3
Male49.1%49.9%−0.8 pts
Female50.9%50.1%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born2.2%2.4%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.6%79.0%+4.6 pts
Black7.9%9.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%3.6%−0.9 pts
Asian1.4%0.9%+0.5 pts
Other4.3%6.9%−2.5 pts
Median household income$66,900$64,038+$2,862
Per capita income$34,681$34,331+$350
Poverty rate14.2%13.3%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4550.440+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%20.1%+9.9 pts
Graduate degree11.0%7.8%+3.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%5.7%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation63.4%60.8%+2.6 pts
Median home value$208,311$165,300+$43,011
Median gross rent$850$922−$72
Owner-occupied69.0%67.7%+1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%7.8%+4.8 pts
Rent-burdened households38.6%38.3%+0.3 pts
Average commute21.818.7+3.1
Worked from home9.0%4.8%+4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.4%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.5%5.9%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025