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Murphysboro, IL vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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- Cape Girardeau is 0% more densely populated than Murphysboro.
- People are 6.8% less likely to be married in Cape Girardeau.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years younger in Cape Girardeau.
 Murphysboro, ILCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock39,415329,725,481
 Female Population54.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.938.4
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 Population - 20107,981  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,349285,036,114
 Population - 19909,176  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-19.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,358.793.4
 Land Area5.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Murphysboro, ILCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock11.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Murphysboro, ILCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 White71.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.7%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Murphysboro, ILCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.5%50.2%
 Never Married27.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.3%10.8%
 Widowed8.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.352.60
 Households3,380  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,09080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,577  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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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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