Metro area · CBSA 16020
Cape Girardeau
The Cape Girardeau, MO metro area has 98,169 people. Median rent is $864, 15.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Cape Girardeau County at $1,012. Of the 7 places we track here, Delta has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$66,759
Median home value
$208,400
Unemployment
2.6%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,012
HUD, Cape Girardeau County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau | 40,344 | $876 | 18.9% |
| Jackson | 15,659 | $900 | 14.0% |
| Scott City | 4,371 | $933 | 17.9% |
| Marble Hill | 1,758 | $775 | 24.6% |
| Cairo | 1,682 | $656 | 18.8% |
| Tamms | 589 | $656 | 15.7% |
| Delta | 532 | $707 | 12.4% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.