Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area

The Cape Girardeau–Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southeastern Missouri and one in southern Illinois, anchored by the cities of Cape Girardeau and Jackson. It was upgraded from a Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) to a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by the Office of Management and Budget on November 20, 2008.

As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 96,275.

Counties

 * Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
 * Bollinger County, Missouri
 * Alexander County, Illinois

Communities

 * Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants
 * Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Principal city)
 * Jackson, Missouri (Principal city)


 * Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
 * Cairo, Illinois
 * Marble Hill, Missouri
 * Scott City, Missouri (partial)


 * Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
 * Delta, Missouri
 * Tamms, Illinois


 * Places with 250 to 500 inhabitants
 * East Cape Girardeau, Illinois
 * Gordonville, Missouri
 * McClure, Illinois
 * Thebes, Illinois


 * Places with fewer than 250 inhabitants
 * Allenville, Missouri
 * Dutchtown, Missouri
 * Glen Allen, Missouri
 * Oak Ridge, Missouri
 * Old Appleton, Missouri
 * Pocahontas, Missouri
 * Sedgewickville, Missouri
 * Whitewater, Missouri
 * Zalma, Missouri


 * Unincorporated places
 * Arab, Missouri
 * Burfordville, Missouri
 * Cache, Illinois
 * Daisy, Missouri
 * Elco, Illinois
 * Fayville, Illinois
 * Friedheim, Missouri
 * Fruitland, Missouri
 * Future City, Illinois
 * Gale, Illinois


 * Gipsy, Missouri
 * Grassy, Missouri
 * Klondike, Illinois
 * Leopold, Missouri
 * Miller City, Illinois
 * Millersville, Missouri
 * New Wells, Missouri
 * Olive Branch, Illinois
 * Patton, Missouri
 * Sturdivant, Missouri
 * Urbandale, Illinois

Cape Girardeau County

 * Apple Creek
 * Byrd
 * Cape Girardeau
 * Hubble
 * Kinder


 * Liberty
 * Randol
 * Shawnee
 * Welch
 * Whitewater

Bollinger County

 * Crooked Creek
 * Fillmore
 * Liberty
 * Lorance


 * Scopus
 * Union
 * Wayne
 * Whitewater

Alexander County

 * Cache No. 1
 * Cache No. 2
 * Cairo
 * Elco
 * McClure
 * Miller


 * Olive Branch
 * Sandusky
 * Santa Fe
 * Tamms
 * Thebes
 * Unity

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 90,312 people, 35,364 households, and 23,880 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 89.79% White, 7.75% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $30,987, and the median income for a family was $37,694. Males had a median income of $29,194 versus $19,129 for females. The per capita income for the μSA was $16,106.

Combined Statistical Area
The Cape Girardeau–Sikeston–Jackson Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in southeastern Missouri and one county in southern Illinois. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and micropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 134,051 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 134,567).


 * Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
 * Cape Girardeau–Jackson (Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, Bollinger County, Missouri, and Alexander County, Illinois)
 * Sikeston (Scott County, Missouri)