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Dennis township, Cape May County, NJ

6,233 Population
60.4 square miles 103.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±4.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Cape May County: 51.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$48,836 ±$6,466 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Cape May County: $54,325 ±$1,681
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$111,591 ±$19,143 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Cape May County: $88,046 ±$3,719
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

3.9% ±2.2% (236  ±132) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Cape May County: 8.7% † 8,169 (±1% / ±956)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

26.8 minutes ±3.3 (74,065  ±11,597) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Cape May County: 22.7 871,875 (±1.1 / ±46,553)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

2,418 ±161 Number of households
  • Cape May County: 44,369 ±752
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
2.5 ±0.2 (6,115  ±21) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Cape May County: 2.1 93,560 (±0 / ±67)
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

15.3% ±9.8% (179  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Cape May County: 6.6% † 1,077 (±2% / ±326)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Housing

2,738 ±162 Number of housing units
  • Cape May County: 99,625 ±99
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

$344,100 ±$17,911 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Cape May County: $395,000 ±$8,798
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

2.2% ±1.6% (135  ±94.8) Moved since previous year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Cape May County: 11.7% † 11,098 (±1.3% / ±1,228)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

92.8% ±8% (4,095  ±399.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cape May County: 94.6% 68,721 (±2.4% / ±1,736.8)
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
35.7% ±6% (1,577  ±274.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Cape May County: 37.5% 27,192 (±1.4% / ±1,040.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

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

1.9% ±1.3% (119  ±79) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Cape May County: 4.8% 4,547
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

9.1% ±2.6% (433  ±125) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Cape May County: 7.4% 5,794 (±0.6% / ±440)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)
433 Total veterans ±125 415 Male ±121 18 Female ±33

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