Cape May Point vs Strathmere

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

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

Cape May Point has the higher population (155 vs 134 in Strathmere). Strathmere has the higher median household income ($106,840 vs $88,333 in Cape May Point). Cape May Point has the higher median home value ($987,200 vs $934,000 in Strathmere).

Population, income & housing

	Cape May Point	Strathmere
Population	155	134
Median age	70.9 yrs	53.9 yrs
Median household income	$88,333	$106,840
Median home value	$987,200	$934,000
Housing units	655	492
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.6%	61.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	37.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cape May Point	Strathmere
Population	176 → 155 (-11.9%)	171 → 134 (-21.6%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $88,333 (+41.3%)	$117,917 → $106,840 (-9.4%)
Median home value	$776,500 → $987,200 (+27.1%)	$472,400 → $934,000 (+97.7%)

Cape May Point

Population

176155

Median household income

$62,500$88,333

Median home value

$776,500$987,200

Strathmere

Population

171134

Median household income

$117,917$106,840

Median home value

$472,400$934,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cape May Point	Strathmere
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
45 to 54	1.9%	51.5%
55 to 64	18.7%	20.9%
65 to 74	32.9%	7.5%
75 and over	43.2%	20.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cape May Point	Strathmere
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	Strathmere
No high school diploma	1.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	8.4%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	36.1%	46.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cape May Point	Strathmere
Drove alone	46.8%	83.9%
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%	16.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cape May Point	Strathmere
1-unit, detached	91.0%	85.2%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	11.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Cape May Point	Strathmere
Poverty rate	12.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.40	1.79
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1966	1952