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Cape Girardeau, MO vs Paducah, KY

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- Household income in Paducah, is 13% less than it is in Cape Girardeau and is 64% below the National Average.
- Cape Girardeau unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Paducah unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Cape Girardeau, MOPaducah, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,793  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,024$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,018  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cape Girardeau, MOPaducah, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cape Girardeau, MOPaducah, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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