Beesleys Point vs West Cape May

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

Beesleys Point 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.

Beesleys Point has the higher population (1,476 vs 934 in West Cape May). West Cape May has the higher median home value ($698,300 vs $299,800 in Beesleys Point). Since 2019, Beesleys Point's population has grown faster (+29.1% vs -14.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Beesleys Point	West Cape May
Population	1,476	934
Median age	41.2 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$79,375
Median home value	$299,800	$698,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,352
Housing units	608	1,032
Homeownership rate	100.0%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	48.5%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beesleys Point	West Cape May
Population	1,143 → 1,476 (+29.1%)	1,093 → 934 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$85,391 → $96,528 (+13.0%)	$87,188 → $79,375 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$269,700 → $299,800 (+11.2%)	$519,400 → $698,300 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,000 → $1,352 (+35.2%)

Beesleys Point

Population

1,1431,476

Median household income

$85,391$96,528

Median home value

$269,700$299,800

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)

	Beesleys Point	West Cape May
Under 5	13.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.1%	11.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	7.9%
35 to 44	17.8%	6.2%
45 to 54	1.6%	9.6%
55 to 64	8.1%	19.4%
65 to 74	28.6%	21.3%
75 and over	3.4%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beesleys Point	West Cape May
White (non-Hispanic)	75.1%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beesleys Point	West Cape May
No high school diploma	0.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	5.9%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.1%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beesleys Point	West Cape May
Drove alone	81.9%	46.5%
Carpooled	1.6%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	14.2%
Worked from home	16.5%	21.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beesleys Point	West Cape May
1-unit, detached	100.0%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Beesleys Point	West Cape May
Poverty rate	1.4%	4.7%
Average household size	2.58	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1965	1974