West Cape May, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,011
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
60.2
1.35% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
5.44%
15.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$91,250
15% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$751,100
7.56% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
463
2.43% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in West 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.

97.4% of the residents in West Cape May, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in West Cape May, NJ was $751,100, and the homeownership rate was 85.2%.

Most people in West Cape May, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.6 minutes. The average car ownership in West Cape May, NJ was 1 car per household.

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

Population & Diversity

West Cape May, NJ is home to a population of 1.01k people, from which 97.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.15% of West Cape May, NJ residents were born outside of the country (42 people).

In 2024, there were 9.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (879 people) in West Cape May, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 90 Other (Hispanic) and 28 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of West 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 West Cape May, NJ was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in West Cape May, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    879 ± 177
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    90 ± 142
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    28 ± 22
9.69%
Hispanic Population
98 people

In 2024, there were 9.77 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (879 people) in West Cape May, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 90 Other (Hispanic) and 28 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

9.69% of the people in West Cape May, NJ are hispanic (98 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in West 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

4.15%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
42 people
1.71%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
16 people

As of 2024, 4.15% of West Cape May, NJ residents (42 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 West Cape May, NJ was 1.71%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    25 ± 24
  2. Korea
    4 ± 15

West Cape May, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of West Cape May, NJ employs 463 people. In 2024, the largest industries in West Cape May, NJ were Accommodation & Food Services (102 people), Educational Services (74 people), and Retail Trade (37 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($110,000), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,806), and Finance & Insurance ($91,375).

Employment

Occupations

463
2024 Value
± 114
2.43%
1 Year growth
± 34.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West Cape May, NJ grew at a rate of 2.43%, from 452 employees to 463 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Cape May, NJ, are Sales & Related Occupations (70 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (69 people), and Management Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West 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

463
2024 Value
± 114
2.43%
1 Year growth
± 34.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in West Cape May, NJ grew at a rate of 2.43%, from 452 employees to 463 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Cape May, NJ, are Accommodation & Food Services (102 people), Educational Services (74 people), and Retail Trade (37 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Cape May, NJ, though some of these residents may live in West 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

$60,278
Median earning men ± $11,086
$64,205
Median earning women ± $25,227

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($150,938), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($81,250), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,438).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,278), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,833), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,094).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in West Cape May, NJ was $751,100 in 2024, which is 2.26 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $698,300 to $751,100, a 7.56% increase. The homeownership rate in West Cape May, NJ is 85.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in West Cape May, NJ have an average commute time of 14.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Cape May, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$751,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$65,948
$415
Median Property Taxes
±$81

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

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

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Rent vs Own

85.2%
Homeownership
2024
60.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 85.2% of the housing units in West Cape May, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 84%.

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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.
$91,250
Median Household Income
± $15,660
487
Number of Households
± 79

In 2024, the median household income of the 487 households in West Cape May, NJ grew to $91,250 from the previous year's value of $79,375.

The following chart displays the households in West 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 $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for West 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 (43.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (25.1%)
  3. Bicycle (15.9%)

In 2024, 43.4% of workers in West Cape May, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25.1%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (15.9%).

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

14.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in West Cape May, NJ have a shorter commute time (14.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.882% of the workforce in West Cape May, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in West 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 West Cape May, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.44% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Cape May, NJ (55 out of 1.01k 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

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

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

86.5% of the population of West Cape May, NJ has health coverage, with 29.5% on employee plans, 11.5% on Medicaid, 27.4% on Medicare, 16.9% on non-group plans, and 1.29% 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, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.9% under 18 years, 8.7% between 18 and 34 years, 34.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 40.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

13.5%
Uninsured
29.5%
Employer Coverage
11.5%
Medicaid
27.4%
Medicare
16.9%
Non-Group
1.29%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in West Cape May, NJ declined by 4.82% from 14.1% to 13.5%.

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