ZIP 63701 · Cape Girardeau
Who lives in ZIP code 63701 (Cape Girardeau, MO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cape Girardeau, MO · Cape Girardeau County
uszips 2026
People39,345
Median age34.6
Household income$66,654
Home value$218,055
Median rent$859/mo
Poverty17.0%
College degree+37.5%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
- Wider region
- Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 115 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,985
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 82.4% are adults.
Household income
30.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,781.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.7%
- Never married
- 40.8%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 57.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 61.0%
- Rent burden
- 27.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 8.2%
- Limited English
- 1.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.