East Cape Girardeau vs Thebes

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

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

Thebes has the higher population (363 vs 292 in East Cape Girardeau). East Cape Girardeau has the higher median household income ($42,188 vs $41,250 in Thebes). East Cape Girardeau has the higher median home value ($57,500 vs $45,000 in Thebes).

Population, income & housing

	East Cape Girardeau	Thebes
Population	292	363
Median age	38.2 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	$41,250
Median home value	$57,500	$45,000
Median gross rent	$953	$475
Housing units	158	126
Homeownership rate	69.0%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	7.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Cape Girardeau	Thebes
Population	442 → 292 (-33.9%)	475 → 363 (-23.6%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $42,188 (-10.4%)	$35,357 → $41,250 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$60,700 → $57,500 (-5.3%)	$63,000 → $45,000 (-28.6%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $953 (+8.2%)	$242 → $475 (+96.3%)

East Cape Girardeau

Population

442292

Median household income

$47,083$42,188

Median home value

$60,700$57,500

Median gross rent

$881$953

Thebes

Population

475363

Median household income

$35,357$41,250

Median home value

$63,000$45,000

Median gross rent

$242$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Thebes
Under 5	4.1%	13.2%
5 to 17	27.1%	18.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	6.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	22.9%	5.5%
45 to 54	14.0%	5.8%
55 to 64	9.9%	20.1%
65 to 74	6.8%	6.3%
75 and over	4.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Thebes
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	96.4%
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%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Cape Girardeau	Thebes
No high school diploma	10.2%	18.0%
High school graduate	62.0%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Thebes
Drove alone	93.7%	68.2%
Carpooled	4.2%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	13.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Thebes
1-unit, detached	85.4%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	East Cape Girardeau	Thebes
Poverty rate	35.9%	14.3%
Average household size	3.48	3.95
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1975	1972