ZIP Code 63703

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

Population: 8,494
Median household income: $36,909
Median home value: $127,300

ZIP Code 63703 (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri) is home to about 8,494 residents. At $36,909, its median household income sits below Cape Girardeau County's $68,912.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 63703's population grew 1.3% from 8,382 to 8,494, while its median gross rent rose 15.2% from $732 to $843.

The median gross rent is $843. 21.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,494
Median age: 41.4 yrs
Median household income: $36,909
Median home value: $127,300
Median gross rent: $843
Housing units: 4,182
Homeownership rate: 40.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3828,494

Median household income

$29,476$36,909

Median home value

$82,800$127,300

Median gross rent

$732$843

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,382	$29,476	$82,800	$732
2020	8,476	$28,690	$92,400	$718
2021	8,500	$34,106	$107,200	$770
2022	8,855	$36,992	$126,000	$822
2023	8,494	$36,909	$127,300	$843

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	539	6.3%
5 to 17	1,131	13.3%
18 to 24	862	10.1%
25 to 34	1,206	14.2%
35 to 44	777	9.1%
45 to 54	710	8.4%
55 to 64	1,098	12.9%
65 to 74	1,037	12.2%
75 and over	1,134	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,830	68.6%
Black or African American	1,638	19.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	24	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	67	0.8%
Some other race	83	1.0%
Two or more races	401	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	451	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	847	14.2%
High school graduate	2,095	35.1%
Some college or associate's	1,729	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	628	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	663	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,255	72.0%
Carpooled	474	15.1%
Public transit	17	0.5%
Walked	90	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	202	6.4%
Other means	94	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,810	61.8%
15 to 29 min	707	24.1%
30 to 44 min	207	7.1%
45 to 59 min	11	0.4%
60+ min	195	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 33.1% (2,606 of 7,881)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,735	46.5%
Nonfamily households	1,999	53.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,734	89.3%
Vacant	448	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,520	40.7%
Renter-occupied	2,214	59.3%

1-unit, detached47.6%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units19.2%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,990	47.6%
1-unit, attached	155	3.7%
2 to 4 units	802	19.2%
5 to 19 units	497	11.9%
20 or more units	435	10.4%
Mobile home & other	303	7.2%

Geography

ZCTA: 63703
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 1.72 sq mi
Center point: 37.2749, -89.5400

Counties this ZIP covers

Cape Girardeau County, Missouri (100%)

Compare with nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 63703 vs 63701

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