COMPARING TWO PLACES
Perkins vs Cape Girardeau
PLACE A
Perkins, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Perkins is 92% smaller than Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau earns more, with a median household income $20,202 higher. Perkins has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 4%).
PERKINSCAPE GIRARDEAUDIFFERENCE
Total population3,27140,977−92% vs Cape Girardeau
Population density1,1211,400−280
Population growth13.2%4.2%+9.0 pts
Median age26.134.5−8.4
Male43.5%47.3%−3.7 pts
Female56.5%52.7%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born0.6%3.9%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%75.2%+3.6 pts
Black0.0%13.2%−13.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%3.7%+0.0 pts
Asian0.6%2.6%−2.0 pts
Other16.7%5.2%+11.5 pts
Median household income$35,456$55,658−$20,202
Per capita income$19,710$32,930−$13,220
Poverty rate32.0%20.8%+11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.485−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%34.9%−13.8 pts
Graduate degree5.8%13.9%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%2.6%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation65.3%62.1%+3.2 pts
Median home value$172,200$196,300−$24,100
Median gross rent$838$876−$38
Owner-occupied61.2%54.0%+7.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%12.7%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households52.6%44.2%+8.3 pts
Average commute21.615.9+5.7
Worked from home16.9%7.9%+9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured23.6%9.2%+14.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025