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Wildwood Crest borough, Cape May County, NJ

3,094 Population
1.3 square miles 2,383.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

61 ±3.4 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Cape May County: 51.4 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6452%†
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%†
  • Male
  • Female
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90%White1%†Black0%Native0%†Asian0%Islander0%Other8%†Two+1%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$58,623 ±$8,104 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Cape May County: $54,325 ±$1,681
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$82,143 ±$33,661 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Cape May County: $88,046 ±$3,719
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

8.5% ±3.9% (264  ±122) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Cape May County: 8.7% † 8,169 (±1% / ±956)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty0%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty5%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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19.5 minutes ±4.9 (22,465  ±8,123) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cape May County: 22.7 871,875 (±1.1 / ±46,553)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

1,904 ±125 Number of households
  • Cape May County: 44,369 ±752
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
1.6 ±0.1 (3,094  ±14) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Cape May County: 2.1 93,560 (±0 / ±67)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

Population by household type

Married couples52%†
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married51%†
  • Married
  • Single
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1.1% ±1.8% (4  ±7) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Cape May County: 6.6% † 1,077 (±2% / ±326)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-240%25-298%†30-350%35-390%40-440%45-50
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Housing

5,654 ±275 Number of housing units
  • Cape May County: 99,625 ±99
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

Occupied vs. Vacant

Vacant66%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied79%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit71%†
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$526,600 ±$77,095 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Cape May County: $395,000 ±$8,798
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

11.3% ±7% (349  ±216.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Cape May County: 11.7% † 11,098 (±1.3% / ±1,228)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

97.3% ±13.8% (2,676  ±408.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Cape May County: 94.6% 68,721 (±2.4% / ±1,736.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
45.3% ±11.2% (1,246  ±314.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cape May County: 37.5% 27,192 (±1.4% / ±1,040.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

Population by highest level of education

3%†No degree31%†High school21%†Some college31%†Bachelor's14%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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1.6% ±1.5% (50  ±45) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Cape May County: 4.8% 4,547
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

9.9% ±4.6% (281  ±132) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times 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)

Veterans by wartime service

13†WWII0Korea178†Vietnam0Gulf (1990s)26†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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281 Total veterans ±132 281 Male ±132 N/A Female ±14

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Wildwood Crest borough, Cape May County, NJ <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US3400981200-wildwood-crest-borough-cape-may-county-nj/>