Cape Girardeau

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1537

Global Rank

0.8

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
137K
GDP
$6B
GDP per capita
$42,372
Land area
3,914 km² (1,511 mi²)
Density
35/km² (91/mi²)

Primary city Cape Girardeau

State / province Missouri

Language English

Cape Girardeau metro area

37.31, -89.52
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, since 1987. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503001990200020102020

One year
One year +4.7%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +27.8%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +32.7%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −11.9%
2007Q4 to 2011Q2

Languages of Cape Girardeau

English first in Missouri.

LanguageShare
English93.3%
Spanish2.9%
Mandarin Chinese0.4%
German0.3%
French0.2%
English reach, Missouri
99%
Tier 1 census

Missouri on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Cape Girardeau Regional

Cape Girardeau • 4 - Regional