Avalon vs West Cape May

A side-by-side comparison of Avalon and West Cape May: population, income, housing, and more.

Avalon and West Cape May are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Avalon has the higher population (1,478 vs 934 in West Cape May). Avalon has the higher median household income ($143,482 vs $79,375 in West Cape May). Avalon has the higher median home value ($1,756,100 vs $698,300 in West Cape May).

Population, income & housing

	Avalon	West Cape May
Population	1,478	934
Median age	65.2 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$143,482	$79,375
Median home value	$1,756,100	$698,300
Median gross rent	$1,615	$1,352
Housing units	5,427	1,032
Homeownership rate	94.6%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.7%	48.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avalon	West Cape May
Population	1,406 → 1,478 (+5.1%)	1,093 → 934 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$95,556 → $143,482 (+50.2%)	$87,188 → $79,375 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$1,192,600 → $1,756,100 (+47.2%)	$519,400 → $698,300 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,333 → $1,615 (+21.2%)	$1,000 → $1,352 (+35.2%)

Avalon

Population

1,4061,478

Median household income

$95,556$143,482

Median home value

$1,192,600$1,756,100

Median gross rent

$1,333$1,615

West Cape May

Population

1,093934

Median household income

$87,188$79,375

Median home value

$519,400$698,300

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,352

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avalon	West Cape May
Under 5	2.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	7.2%	11.5%
18 to 24	3.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	1.8%	7.9%
35 to 44	7.0%	6.2%
45 to 54	5.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	22.0%	19.4%
65 to 74	19.1%	21.3%
75 and over	31.5%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avalon	West Cape May
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avalon	West Cape May
No high school diploma	2.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	10.7%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	43.5%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26.2%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avalon	West Cape May
Drove alone	55.4%	46.5%
Carpooled	3.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.9%
Walked	3.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	5.9%	14.2%
Worked from home	30.1%	21.7%
Other means	1.1%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avalon	West Cape May
1-unit, detached	67.8%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	22.1%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.5%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Avalon	West Cape May
Poverty rate	3.7%	4.7%
Average household size	1.90	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	29	14
Median year structure built	1987	1974