East Cape Girardeau vs McClure

A side-by-side comparison of East Cape Girardeau and McClure: population, income, housing, and more.

East Cape Girardeau and McClure are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Cape Girardeau has the higher population (292 vs 245 in McClure). East Cape Girardeau has the higher median household income ($42,188 vs $36,667 in McClure). East Cape Girardeau has the higher median home value ($57,500 vs $47,500 in McClure).

Population, income & housing

	East Cape Girardeau	McClure
Population	292	245
Median age	38.2 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	$36,667
Median home value	$57,500	$47,500
Median gross rent	$953	$686
Housing units	158	137
Homeownership rate	69.0%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Cape Girardeau	McClure
Population	442 → 292 (-33.9%)	364 → 245 (-32.7%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $42,188 (-10.4%)	$38,438 → $36,667 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$60,700 → $57,500 (-5.3%)	$41,000 → $47,500 (+15.9%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $953 (+8.2%)	$585 → $686 (+17.3%)

East Cape Girardeau

Population

442292

Median household income

$47,083$42,188

Median home value

$60,700$57,500

Median gross rent

$881$953

McClure

Population

364245

Median household income

$38,438$36,667

Median home value

$41,000$47,500

Median gross rent

$585$686

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	McClure
Under 5	4.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	27.1%	12.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	12.7%
25 to 34	6.2%	6.9%
35 to 44	22.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	14.0%	17.6%
55 to 64	9.9%	7.3%
65 to 74	6.8%	17.6%
75 and over	4.1%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	McClure
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	99.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Cape Girardeau	McClure
No high school diploma	10.2%	8.4%
High school graduate	62.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	44.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	McClure
Drove alone	93.7%	88.4%
Carpooled	4.2%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	McClure
1-unit, detached	85.4%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	16.1%

Poverty & households

	East Cape Girardeau	McClure
Poverty rate	35.9%	24.1%
Average household size	3.48	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1975	1965