Belleplain vs West Cape May

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

Belleplain 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.

West Cape May has the higher population (934 vs 675 in Belleplain). West Cape May has the higher median household income ($79,375 vs $65,357 in Belleplain). West Cape May has the higher median home value ($698,300 vs $282,300 in Belleplain).

Population, income & housing

	Belleplain	West Cape May
Population	675	934
Median age	33.2 yrs	59.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,357	$79,375
Median home value	$282,300	$698,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,352
Housing units	255	1,032
Homeownership rate	76.2%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	48.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belleplain	West Cape May
Population	555 → 675 (+21.6%)	1,093 → 934 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$51,875 → $65,357 (+26.0%)	$87,188 → $79,375 (-9.0%)
Median home value	$198,900 → $282,300 (+41.9%)	$519,400 → $698,300 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,000 → $1,352 (+35.2%)

Belleplain

Population

555675

Median household income

$51,875$65,357

Median home value

$198,900$282,300

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)

	Belleplain	West Cape May
Under 5	32.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	2.7%	11.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	20.7%	7.9%
35 to 44	7.6%	6.2%
45 to 54	3.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	19.4%
65 to 74	14.8%	21.3%
75 and over	7.9%	15.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belleplain	West Cape May
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belleplain	West Cape May
No high school diploma	12.1%	1.9%
High school graduate	53.0%	19.8%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belleplain	West Cape May
Drove alone	97.9%	46.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	14.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	21.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belleplain	West Cape May
1-unit, detached	96.5%	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	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Belleplain	West Cape May
Poverty rate	9.5%	4.7%
Average household size	2.77	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1956	1974