Cape May County, NJ

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2022 Population

95,456

0.0335% 1-year decline

US Senator

Bob Menendez

Democratic Party

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

50.9

0.992% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

8.96%

3.66% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$83,870

10% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$372,300

16.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Cape May County, NJ had a population of 95.5k people with a median age of 50.9 and a median household income of $83,870. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Cape May County, NJ declined from 95,488 to 95,456, a −0.0335% decrease and its median household income grew from $76,237 to $83,870, a 10% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Cape May County, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.54%), White (Hispanic) (3.02%), Other (Hispanic) (2.74%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.73%).

None of the households in Cape May County, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Cape May County, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Cape May County, NJ was $372,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Cape May County, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Cape May County, NJ was 2 cars per household.

Cape May County, NJ borders Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, and Cumberland County, NJ.

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Population & Diversity

Cape May County, NJ is home to a population of 95.5k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2022, 4.69% of Cape May County, NJ residents were born outside of the country (4.47k people).

In 2022, there were 23.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (80.5k people) in Cape May County, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.38k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.88k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.6%

2022 Citizenship

97.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.6% of Cape May County, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Cape May County, NJ was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cape May County, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cape May County, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
80.5k ± 229
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.38k ± 384
White (Hispanic)
2.88k ± 671

8.34%

Hispanic Population

7.96k people

8.34% of the people in Cape May County, NJ are hispanic (7.96k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Cape May County, NJ as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.69%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.47k people

4.85%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

4.63k people

As of 2022, 4.69% of Cape May County, NJ residents (4.47k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cape May County, NJ was 4.85%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cape May County, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,479 ± 253
Gulf War (1990s)
756 ± 242
Gulf War (2001-)
649 ± 221

Cape May County, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.28 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Cape May County, NJ employs 42.2k people. The largest industries in Cape May County, NJ are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,680 people), Educational Services (4,935 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (4,584 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($95,000), Utilities ($87,311), and Manufacturing ($86,250).

Employment

Occupations

42.2k

2022 Value

± 1,544

0.567%

1 Year growth

± 5.09%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cape May County, NJ grew at a rate of 0.567%, from 42k employees to 42.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cape May County, NJ, are Management Occupations (4,714 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,575 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,531 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cape May County, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

42.2k

2022 Value

± 1,544

0.567%

1 Year growth

± 5.09%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Cape May County, NJ grew at a rate of 0.567%, from 42k employees to 42.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cape May County, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,680 people), Educational Services (4,935 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (4,584 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cape May County, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Cape May County, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,385

Median earning men ± $3,110

$43,105

Median earning women ± $2,589

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($92,577), Manufacturing ($90,825), and Public Administration ($74,122).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($77,532), Public Administration ($64,943), and Manufacturing ($60,417).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

620
Accommodation and Food Services
356
Retail Trade
306
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Cape May County, NJ went to Donald J. Trump with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.539%).

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.539%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Cape May County, NJ for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

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Bob Menendez

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on January 17, 2006
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Jon Corzine, who was elected Governor of New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.

Bob Menendez and Cory Booker are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from New Jersey

New Jersey is currently represented by 12 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for New Jersey have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.15% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.13% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.92M), Bachelors Degree (1.77M), and Some college (1.3M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cape May County, NJ was $372,300 in 2022, which is 1.32 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $318,600 to $372,300, a 16.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Cape May County, NJ is 78.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Cape May County, NJ have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cape May County, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Cape May County, NJ is $83,870. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Cape May County, NJ was Census Tract 202.06 with a value of $177,083, followed by Census Tract 209.02 and Census Tract 202.01, with respective values of $153,295 and $133,750.

Property

$372,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,609

$33,950

Median Property Taxes

±$1,171

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cape May County, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cape May County, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.4%

Homeownership

2022

63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 78.4% of the housing units in Cape May County, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cape May County, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 202.06
Census Tract 209.02
Census Tract 202.01

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Cape May County, NJ was Census Tract 202.06 with a value of $177,083, followed by Census Tract 209.02 and Census Tract 202.01, with respective values of $153,295 and $133,750.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Cape May County, NJ colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$83,870

Median Household Income

± $3,707

43.3k

Number of Households

± 1,550

In 2022, the median household income of the 43.3k households in Cape May County, NJ grew to $83,870 from the previous year's value of $76,237.

The following chart displays the households in Cape May County, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cape May County, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.489

2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.49

2021 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2022, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.489 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.278% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77%)
Carpooled (7.84%)
Worked At Home (7.41%)

In 2022, 77% of workers in Cape May County, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.84%) and those who worked at home (7.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cape May County, NJ have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.98% of the workforce in Cape May County, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cape May County, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cape May County, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cape May County, NJ have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.96% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cape May County, NJ (8.44k out of 94.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cape May County, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.4% of the population of Cape May County, NJ has health coverage, with 43.5% on employee plans, 12.6% on Medicaid, 21.6% on Medicare, 14.8% on non-group plans, and 1.95% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cape May County, NJ see 1795 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.34% increase from the previous year (1704 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1708 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 832 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,795 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cape May County, NJ

Primary care physicians in Cape May County, NJ see an average of 1,795 patients per year. This represents a 5.34% increase from the previous year (1,704 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cape May County, NJ in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 15.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.1% were men and 52.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.58%

Uninsured

43.5%

Employer Coverage

12.6%

Medicaid

21.6%

Medicare

14.8%

Non-Group

1.95%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cape May County, NJ grew by 1.75% from 5.48% to 5.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cape May County, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 41.8 in Cape May County, NJ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cape May County, NJ.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 29.4% in Cape May County, NJ.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Cape May County, NJ.