Cape May, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,767
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
56.7
4.23% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
10.3%
37.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$62,576
9.34% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$863,900
4.87% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,158
4.42% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cape May, 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, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cape May, NJ was $863,900, and the homeownership rate was 64.5%.

Most people in Cape May, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18 minutes. The average car ownership in Cape May, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyCape May County, NJOcean City, NJCape May & Atlantic (South Central) Counties--Ocean City & Somers Point City PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Cape May, NJ is home to a population of 2.77k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.3% of Cape May, NJ residents were born outside of the country (202 people).

In 2024, there were 12.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.29k people) in Cape May, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 183 White (Hispanic) and 108 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%
2024 Citizenship
98%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Cape May, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cape May, NJ was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cape May, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.29k ± 175
  2. White (Hispanic)
    183 ± 103
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    108 ± 88
11.3%
Hispanic Population
312 people

In 2024, there were 12.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.29k people) in Cape May, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 183 White (Hispanic) and 108 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.3% of the people in Cape May, NJ are hispanic (312 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cape May, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
202 people
5.95%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
166 people

As of 2024, 7.3% of Cape May, NJ residents (202 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cape May, NJ was 5.95%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    55 ± 44
  2. Korea
    26 ± 32

Cape May, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.12 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cape May, NJ employs 1.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cape May, NJ were Accommodation & Food Services (228 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (158 people), and Retail Trade (139 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($130,208), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($122,639), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($122,569).

Employment

Occupations

1.16k
2024 Value
± 272
4.42%
1 Year growth
± 31.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cape May, NJ grew at a rate of 4.42%, from 1.11k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cape May, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (240 people), Sales & Related Occupations (167 people), and Management Occupations (139 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cape May, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.16k
2024 Value
± 272
4.42%
1 Year growth
± 31.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cape May, NJ grew at a rate of 4.42%, from 1.11k employees to 1.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cape May, NJ, are Accommodation & Food Services (228 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (158 people), and Retail Trade (139 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cape May, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Cape May, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$40,000
Median earning men ± $17,009
$45,858
Median earning women ± $19,975

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Retail Trade ($224,063), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($110,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,864), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,688), and Retail Trade ($20,122).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cape May, NJ was $863,900 in 2024, which is 2.6 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $823,800 to $863,900, a 4.87% increase. The homeownership rate in Cape May, NJ is 64.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cape May, NJ have an average commute time of 18 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cape May, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$863,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$65,604
$928
Median Property Taxes
±$200

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, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

64.5%
Homeownership
2024
68%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.5% of the housing units in Cape May, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,576
Median Household Income
± $14,495
1.44k
Number of Households
± 296

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.44k households in Cape May, NJ grew to $62,576 from the previous year's value of $57,230.

The following chart displays the households in Cape May, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cape May, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.4%)
  3. Walked (5.81%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Cape May, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.4%) and those who walked to work (5.81%).

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.

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Commute Time

18 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cape May, NJ have a shorter commute time (18 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.03% of the workforce in Cape May, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cape May, 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, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cape May, NJ (273 out of 2.65k 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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.

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Health

98% of the population of Cape May, NJ has health coverage, with 35.5% on employee plans, 12.7% on Medicaid, 26.7% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 7.69% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.1% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 31.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 36.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.6% were men and 52.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.04%
Uninsured
35.5%
Employer Coverage
12.7%
Medicaid
26.7%
Medicare
15.3%
Non-Group
7.69%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cape May, NJ declined by 36.1% from 3.19% to 2.04%.

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