East Cape Girardeau vs Olive Branch

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

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

Olive Branch has the higher population (441 vs 292 in East Cape Girardeau). East Cape Girardeau has the higher median household income ($42,188 vs $27,250 in Olive Branch). Olive Branch has the higher median home value ($58,700 vs $57,500 in East Cape Girardeau).

Population, income & housing

	East Cape Girardeau	Olive Branch
Population	292	441
Median age	38.2 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	$27,250
Median home value	$57,500	$58,700
Median gross rent	$953	—
Housing units	158	270
Homeownership rate	69.0%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	4.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Cape Girardeau	Olive Branch
Population	442 → 292 (-33.9%)	501 → 441 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $42,188 (-10.4%)	$46,042 → $27,250 (-40.8%)
Median home value	$60,700 → $57,500 (-5.3%)	$81,000 → $58,700 (-27.5%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $953 (+8.2%)	$725 → $768 (+5.9%)

East Cape Girardeau

Population

442292

Median household income

$47,083$42,188

Median home value

$60,700$57,500

Median gross rent

$881$953

Olive Branch

Population

501441

Median household income

$46,042$27,250

Median home value

$81,000$58,700

Median gross rent

$725$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Olive Branch
Under 5	4.1%	3.6%
5 to 17	27.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	6.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	22.9%	7.9%
45 to 54	14.0%	7.9%
55 to 64	9.9%	24.5%
65 to 74	6.8%	15.0%
75 and over	4.1%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Olive Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	97.3%
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%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Cape Girardeau	Olive Branch
No high school diploma	10.2%	11.4%
High school graduate	62.0%	49.8%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Olive Branch
Drove alone	93.7%	78.8%
Carpooled	4.2%	6.8%
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%	14.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Olive Branch
1-unit, detached	85.4%	62.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
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%	36.7%

Poverty & households

	East Cape Girardeau	Olive Branch
Poverty rate	35.9%	45.1%
Average household size	3.48	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	36
Median year structure built	1975	1981