East Cape Girardeau vs Unity

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

East Cape Girardeau and Unity 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 153 in Unity). Since 2019, Unity's population has grown faster (+146.8% vs -33.9%).

Population, income & housing

	East Cape Girardeau	Unity
Population	292	153
Median age	38.2 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,188	—
Median home value	$57,500	—
Median gross rent	$953	—
Housing units	158	49
Homeownership rate	69.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	73.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Cape Girardeau	Unity
Population	442 → 292 (-33.9%)	62 → 153 (+146.8%)
Median household income	$47,083 → $42,188 (-10.4%)	$59,464 → $58,958 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$60,700 → $57,500 (-5.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$881 → $953 (+8.2%)	—

East Cape Girardeau

Population

442292

Median household income

$47,083$42,188

Median home value

$60,700$57,500

Median gross rent

$881$953

Unity

Population

62153

Median household income

$59,464$58,958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Unity
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.1%	8.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	23.5%
25 to 34	6.2%	6.5%
35 to 44	22.9%	19.6%
45 to 54	14.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	7.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	20.9%
75 and over	4.1%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Unity
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	76.5%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	23.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Cape Girardeau	Unity
No high school diploma	10.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	62.0%	3.8%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	44.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Unity
Drove alone	93.7%	94.3%
Carpooled	4.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Cape Girardeau	Unity
1-unit, detached	85.4%	87.8%
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%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	East Cape Girardeau	Unity
Poverty rate	35.9%	5.9%
Average household size	3.48	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1975	1981