North Cape May vs Wildwood

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

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

Wildwood has the higher population (5,140 vs 3,577 in North Cape May). North Cape May has the higher median household income ($82,198 vs $51,996 in Wildwood). Wildwood has the higher median home value ($361,200 vs $323,900 in North Cape May).

Population, income & housing

	North Cape May	Wildwood
Population	3,577	5,140
Median age	58.2 yrs	47.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,198	$51,996
Median home value	$323,900	$361,200
Median gross rent	$1,331	$1,255
Housing units	2,997	6,619
Homeownership rate	77.6%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Cape May	Wildwood
Population	3,107 → 3,577 (+15.1%)	5,042 → 5,140 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$56,318 → $82,198 (+46.0%)	$41,888 → $51,996 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$234,500 → $323,900 (+38.1%)	$237,300 → $361,200 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,269 → $1,331 (+4.9%)	$1,096 → $1,255 (+14.5%)

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

Wildwood

Population

5,0425,140

Median household income

$41,888$51,996

Median home value

$237,300$361,200

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,255

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Cape May	Wildwood
Under 5	3.9%	3.7%
5 to 17	9.6%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	7.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	8.1%	14.9%
55 to 64	22.7%	21.2%
65 to 74	18.7%	11.2%
75 and over	13.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Cape May	Wildwood
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	57.8%
Black or African American	2.5%	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	31.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Cape May	Wildwood
No high school diploma	5.9%	11.2%
High school graduate	43.2%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Cape May	Wildwood
Drove alone	75.9%	50.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	9.0%
Public transit	0.9%	2.1%
Walked	2.0%	23.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.5%	8.0%
Other means	3.3%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Cape May	Wildwood
1-unit, detached	92.5%	22.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	32.2%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	25.0%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	13.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Cape May	Wildwood
Poverty rate	4.7%	18.1%
Average household size	1.83	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1967	1971