North Cape May vs Rio Grande

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

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

North Cape May has the higher population (3,577 vs 3,285 in Rio Grande). Rio Grande has the higher median household income ($97,590 vs $82,198 in North Cape May). North Cape May has the higher median home value ($323,900 vs $311,900 in Rio Grande).

Population, income & housing

	North Cape May	Rio Grande
Population	3,577	3,285
Median age	58.2 yrs	51.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,198	$97,590
Median home value	$323,900	$311,900
Median gross rent	$1,331	$1,486
Housing units	2,997	1,854
Homeownership rate	77.6%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Cape May	Rio Grande
Population	3,107 → 3,577 (+15.1%)	2,834 → 3,285 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$56,318 → $82,198 (+46.0%)	$66,544 → $97,590 (+46.7%)
Median home value	$234,500 → $323,900 (+38.1%)	$266,400 → $311,900 (+17.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,269 → $1,331 (+4.9%)	$1,111 → $1,486 (+33.8%)

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

Rio Grande

Population

2,8343,285

Median household income

$66,544$97,590

Median home value

$266,400$311,900

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,486

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Cape May	Rio Grande
Under 5	3.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	9.6%	14.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	1.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	5.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	16.1%
45 to 54	8.1%	16.0%
55 to 64	22.7%	15.6%
65 to 74	18.7%	20.2%
75 and over	13.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Cape May	Rio Grande
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	71.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Cape May	Rio Grande
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	43.2%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Cape May	Rio Grande
Drove alone	75.9%	71.8%
Carpooled	5.1%	5.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.3%
Walked	2.0%	7.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	8.2%
Other means	3.3%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Cape May	Rio Grande
1-unit, detached	92.5%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	20.7%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	North Cape May	Rio Grande
Poverty rate	4.7%	9.9%
Average household size	1.83	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1967	1987