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Cape Girardeau, Jackson Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area is $22,463, which is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area median household income is $42,889. On average Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area residents spend 20.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #528

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	22,463 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	24,898 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	30,226 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	20,584 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #554

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	42,889 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	56,535 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	3.65%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.16%	$12,106, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.84%	$16,587, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.60%	$2,249, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.57%	$20,060, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	54,363 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	67,541 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	U.S.
White	$45,992, see rank	$56,900
Black	$18,775, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,458, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$35,781, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,781, see rank	$37,170
One Race, Other	$2,499, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,804, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	U.S.
less than 25	$19,529, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,008, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,752, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$31,728, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	78,093	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	37,571	48.11%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	24,341	64.79%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	73	0.19%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	24,268	64.59%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	22,431	92.43%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,837	7.57%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,230	35.21%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	40,522	51.89%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	23,999	59.22%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	23,999	59.22%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	22,142	92.26%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,857	7.74%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,523	40.78%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	43,498	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	36,097	82.99%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,693	10.79%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	204	0.47%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	1,004	2.31%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	694	1.60%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	806	1.85%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	20.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	44,573	-	143,435,233
Male¹	22,431	50.32%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,723	25.51%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,176	14.16%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,147	18.49%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	274	1.22%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,452	10.93%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,970	22.16%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	22,142	49.68%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,918	35.76%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,489	24.79%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,371	33.29%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28	0.13%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	49	0.22%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,260	5.69%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	44,573	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	876	1.97%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	2,827	6.34%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,126	11.50%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,223	2.74%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,487	12.31%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,853	4.16%, see rank	4.93%
Information	843	1.89%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,412	5.41%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,896	6.50%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12,846	28.82%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,522	10.15%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	1,662	3.73%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,000	4.49%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cape Girardeau, Jackson Area	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18,211	19.51%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,117	12.86%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.