Cape Girardeau vs Millersville

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

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

Cape Girardeau has the higher population (40,047 vs 305 in Millersville). Cape Girardeau has the higher median household income ($54,870 vs $51,136 in Millersville). Cape Girardeau has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $141,200 in Millersville).

Population, income & housing

	Cape Girardeau	Millersville
Population	40,047	305
Median age	34.2 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$54,870	$51,136
Median home value	$186,100	$141,200
Median gross rent	$855	—
Housing units	18,590	82
Homeownership rate	52.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape Girardeau	Millersville
Population	39,566 → 40,047 (+1.2%)	363 → 305 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$45,733 → $54,870 (+20.0%)	$54,306 → $51,136 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$151,800 → $186,100 (+22.6%)	$115,600 → $141,200 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $855 (+7.7%)	—

Cape Girardeau

Population

39,56640,047

Median household income

$45,733$54,870

Median home value

$151,800$186,100

Median gross rent

$794$855

Millersville

Population

363305

Median household income

$54,306$51,136

Median home value

$115,600$141,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape Girardeau	Millersville
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.7%	8.5%
18 to 24	21.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.3%	16.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	35.4%
45 to 54	8.5%	15.7%
55 to 64	11.0%	7.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	15.7%
75 and over	9.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape Girardeau	Millersville
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	15.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cape Girardeau	Millersville
No high school diploma	8.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.0%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape Girardeau	Millersville
Drove alone	79.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape Girardeau	Millersville
1-unit, detached	62.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cape Girardeau	Millersville
Poverty rate	20.7%	5.9%
Average household size	2.23	3.72
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1975	1983