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Cape May city, Cape May County, NJ

2,767 Population
2.5 square miles 1,118.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

56.7 ±8.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Cape May County: 51.8 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$71,810 ±$22,226 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Cape May County: $55,694 ±$1,721
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,576 ±$14,495 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Cape May County: $91,128 ±$3,274
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.3% ±6% (273  ±158) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cape May County: 8.7% † 8,185 (±1.1% / ±1,048)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18 minutes ±5 (21,445  ±7,095) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Cape May County: 22.1 832,995 (±0.7 / ±36,143)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,438 ±110 Number of households
  • Cape May County: 44,884 ±745
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.8 ±0.1 (2,620  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cape May County: 2.1 93,352 (±0 / ±51)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.1% ±10.3% (30  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Cape May County: 5.7% † 926 (±1.8% / ±284)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,819 ±225 Number of housing units
  • Cape May County: 99,599 ±85
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$863,900 ±$65,604 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Cape May County: $434,600 ±$9,304
  • nearly double the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18.2% ±6.9% (500  ±190.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Cape May County: 10.9% † 10,272 (±1.2% / ±1,115.2)
  • nearly double the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.3% ±9.6% (2,017  ±284) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Cape May County: 94.7% 68,973 (±2.3% / ±1,706.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
55.9% ±7.6% (1,158  ±196.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Cape May County: 39.1% 28,441 (±1.4% / ±1,030.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.3% ±4.6% (202  ±128) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Cape May County: 4.6% 4,334
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.2% ±2.2% (93  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Cape May County: 6.9% 5,408 (±0.6% / ±461)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
93 Total veterans ±49 93 Male ±49 N/A Female ±14

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