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Dennis township, Cape May County, NJ

6,205 Population
60.4 square miles 102.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43 ±5.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Cape May County: 51.8 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,611 ±$5,647 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Cape May County: $55,694 ±$1,721
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$105,506 ±$10,569 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Cape May County: $91,128 ±$3,274
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.7% ±2.8% (345  ±170) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Cape May County: 8.7% † 8,185 (±1.1% / ±1,048)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.1 minutes ±4.2 (67,700  ±12,480) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Cape May County: 22.1 832,995 (±0.7 / ±36,143)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,320 ±172 Number of households
  • Cape May County: 44,884 ±745
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (6,086  ±25) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Cape May County: 2.1 93,352 (±0 / ±51)
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

19.1% ±10.9% (208  ±122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Cape May County: 5.7% † 926 (±1.8% / ±284)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,595 ±202 Number of housing units
  • Cape May County: 99,599 ±85
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$360,400 ±$17,497 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Cape May County: $434,600 ±$9,304
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.9% ±4.4% (416  ±264) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Cape May County: 10.9% † 10,272 (±1.2% / ±1,115.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.1% ±8.1% (3,698  ±388.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Cape May County: 94.7% 68,973 (±2.3% / ±1,706.5)
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33.4% ±6.3% (1,402  ±272.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Cape May County: 39.1% 28,441 (±1.4% / ±1,030.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • a little less than 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

1.1% ±1% (69  ±60) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Cape May County: 4.6% 4,334
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.6% ±2.5% (396  ±115) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Cape May County: 6.9% 5,408 (±0.6% / ±461)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
396 Total veterans ±115 396 Male ±115 N/A Female ±20

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