Pocahontas

Population: 47
Median household income: $66,875
Median home value: $128,100

Pocahontas is a community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, home to 47 residents. Its median household income of $66,875 runs in line with the Cape Girardeau County figure of $68,912.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pocahontas's population declined 13.0% from 54 to 47, while its median home value rose 29.4% from $99,000 to $128,100.

Owners occupy 76.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,875
Median home value: $128,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 26
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5447

Median home value

$99,000$128,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	54	—	$99,000
2020	29	—	$100,000
2021	31	—	$95,000
2022	43	—	$116,700
2023	47	$66,875	$128,100

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4423.4%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	10.6%
5 to 17	6	12.8%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	5	10.6%
35 to 44	11	23.4%
45 to 54	4	8.5%
55 to 64	9	19.1%
65 to 74	6	12.8%
75 and over	1	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40	85.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate22.2%

Some college or associate's41.7%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	19.4%
High school graduate	8	22.2%
Some college or associate's	15	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	4	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19	86.4%
Carpooled	3	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3	13.6%
15 to 29 min	15	68.2%
30 to 44 min	4	18.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 17.0% (8 of 47)

	Count	Share
Family households	12	70.6%
Nonfamily households	5	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17	65.4%
Vacant	9	34.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13	76.5%
Renter-occupied	4	23.5%

1-unit, detached88.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2958628
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.5016, -89.6398