North Cape May vs North Wildwood

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

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

North Wildwood has the higher population (3,620 vs 3,577 in North Cape May). North Wildwood has the higher median household income ($85,812 vs $82,198 in North Cape May). North Wildwood has the higher median home value ($446,400 vs $323,900 in North Cape May).

Population, income & housing

	North Cape May	North Wildwood
Population	3,577	3,620
Median age	58.2 yrs	63.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,198	$85,812
Median home value	$323,900	$446,400
Median gross rent	$1,331	$1,228
Housing units	2,997	8,427
Homeownership rate	77.6%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Cape May	North Wildwood
Population	3,107 → 3,577 (+15.1%)	3,812 → 3,620 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$56,318 → $82,198 (+46.0%)	$50,422 → $85,812 (+70.2%)
Median home value	$234,500 → $323,900 (+38.1%)	$354,000 → $446,400 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,269 → $1,331 (+4.9%)	$991 → $1,228 (+23.9%)

North Cape May

Population

3,1073,577

Median household income

$56,318$82,198

Median home value

$234,500$323,900

Median gross rent

$1,269$1,331

North Wildwood

Population

3,8123,620

Median household income

$50,422$85,812

Median home value

$354,000$446,400

Median gross rent

$991$1,228

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Cape May	North Wildwood
Under 5	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.6%	6.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	6.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	3.8%
45 to 54	8.1%	7.2%
55 to 64	22.7%	22.5%
65 to 74	18.7%	29.8%
75 and over	13.3%	15.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Cape May	North Wildwood
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	91.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Cape May	North Wildwood
No high school diploma	5.9%	4.9%
High school graduate	43.2%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Cape May	North Wildwood
Drove alone	75.9%	75.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	9.2%
Public transit	0.9%	1.6%
Walked	2.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.5%	7.9%
Other means	3.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Cape May	North Wildwood
1-unit, detached	92.5%	32.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	41.7%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Cape May	North Wildwood
Poverty rate	4.7%	9.9%
Average household size	1.83	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	16	38
Median year structure built	1967	1972