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East Cape Girardeau, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
East Cape Girardeau is a Census village of 283 people across 1.96 square miles of land, in Alexander County. Median household income is $42,188, 64.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
East Cape Girardeau
What East Cape Girardeau is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.96 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land144 plus or minus 47
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlexander County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Cape Girardeau
How many people live in East Cape Girardeau
- Population283 plus or minus 92
- Median age39.3 plus or minus 11.7
- Population under 1880 plus or minus 44
- Share under 1828.3 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households114 plus or minus 33
- Family households61 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families53.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Cape Girardeau
Income and work in East Cape Girardeau
- Median household income$42,188
- Per capita income$21,627 plus or minus $7,203
- Civilian labor force98 plus or minus 38
- Employed82 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate16.3 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Adults 25 and over197 plus or minus 50
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.2 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Cape Girardeau
Housing in East Cape Girardeau
- Housing units187 plus or minus 48
- Occupied units114 plus or minus 33
- Vacant units73 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate39.0 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Owner occupied73 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied41 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate64.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$62,500 plus or minus $12,612
- Median gross rent, monthly$930
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.5 percent
- Single family units153 plus or minus 45
- Share single family81.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Cape Girardeau
How East Cape Girardeau gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute75 plus or minus 32
- Commuting under 15 minutes20 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.7 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.3 percent plus or minus 23.7
- Drove alone74.4 percent
- Carpooled17.1 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
East Cape Girardeau
Flood risk in East Cape Girardeau
- NFIP communityVillage of East Cape Girardeau
- NFIP community number170916
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/09
The Village of East Cape Girardeau participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170916 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Alexander County, not East Cape Girardeau
Alexander County context, not East Cape Girardeau figures
- Establishments in Alexander County75
- Covered employment, Alexander County888
- Average annual pay, Alexander County$50,443
- Housing units permitted, Alexander County2
Every figure in this section is published for Alexander County as a whole and is not a measurement of East Cape Girardeau.
All Alexander County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
East Cape Girardeau questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in East Cape Girardeau, Illinois?
283, in 114 households. East Cape Girardeau village covers 1.96 square miles of land, which is 144 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is East Cape Girardeau in?
Alexander County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in East Cape Girardeau?
$42,188. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $62,500. Median gross rent is $930 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is East Cape Girardeau in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. East Cape Girardeau appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as East Cape Girardeau, village of, community 170916, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page East Cape Girardeau figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alexander County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of East Cape Girardeau.
Is zoning published for East Cape Girardeau?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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