North Cape May vs Whitesboro

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

North Cape May and Whitesboro 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 2,946 in Whitesboro). Whitesboro has the higher median household income ($94,145 vs $82,198 in North Cape May). North Cape May has the higher median home value ($323,900 vs $242,100 in Whitesboro).

Population, income & housing

	North Cape May	Whitesboro
Population	3,577	2,946
Median age	58.2 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,198	$94,145
Median home value	$323,900	$242,100
Median gross rent	$1,331	—
Housing units	2,997	1,410
Homeownership rate	77.6%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Cape May	Whitesboro
Population	3,107 → 3,577 (+15.1%)	2,837 → 2,946 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$56,318 → $82,198 (+46.0%)	$43,750 → $94,145 (+115.2%)
Median home value	$234,500 → $323,900 (+38.1%)	$162,000 → $242,100 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,269 → $1,331 (+4.9%)	—

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

Whitesboro

Population

2,8372,946

Median household income

$43,750$94,145

Median home value

$162,000$242,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Cape May	Whitesboro
Under 5	3.9%	8.6%
5 to 17	9.6%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.2%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.6%
45 to 54	8.1%	13.0%
55 to 64	22.7%	18.0%
65 to 74	18.7%	6.7%
75 and over	13.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Cape May	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	43.7%
Black or African American	2.5%	22.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	27.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Cape May	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.7%
High school graduate	43.2%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Cape May	Whitesboro
Drove alone	75.9%	62.4%
Carpooled	5.1%	16.1%
Public transit	0.9%	8.3%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	9.9%
Other means	3.3%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Cape May	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	92.5%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	27.7%

Poverty & households

	North Cape May	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	4.7%	11.0%
Average household size	1.83	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1967	1981