Cape May Point vs Diamond Beach

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

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

Diamond Beach has the higher population (288 vs 155 in Cape May Point). Diamond Beach has the higher median household income ($114,914 vs $88,333 in Cape May Point). Cape May Point has the higher median home value ($987,200 vs $603,800 in Diamond Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Cape May Point	Diamond Beach
Population	155	288
Median age	70.9 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$88,333	$114,914
Median home value	$987,200	$603,800
Housing units	655	1,001
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	53.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape May Point	Diamond Beach
Population	176 → 155 (-11.9%)	189 → 288 (+52.4%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $88,333 (+41.3%)	$65,333 → $114,914 (+75.9%)
Median home value	$776,500 → $987,200 (+27.1%)	$423,800 → $603,800 (+42.5%)

Cape May Point

Population

176155

Median household income

$62,500$88,333

Median home value

$776,500$987,200

Diamond Beach

Population

189288

Median household income

$65,333$114,914

Median home value

$423,800$603,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape May Point	Diamond Beach
Under 5	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	3.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	1.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	18.7%	47.6%
65 to 74	32.9%	30.2%
75 and over	43.2%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape May Point	Diamond Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	76.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	17.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cape May Point	Diamond Beach
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.9%
High school graduate	8.4%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	36.1%	30.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape May Point	Diamond Beach
Drove alone	46.8%	84.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	33.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	15.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape May Point	Diamond Beach
1-unit, detached	91.0%	8.7%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	59.2%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	21.4%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cape May Point	Diamond Beach
Poverty rate	12.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.40	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1966	1993