Cape May County, New Jersey

33 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 95,236
Median household income: $88,046
Median home value: $395,000

Home to 95,236 residents, Cape May County is one of New Jersey's counties. 33 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $88,046 is below the New Jersey median ($101,050).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cape May County's population grew 2.3% from 93,086 to 95,236, while its median household income rose 31.3% from $67,074 to $88,046.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.4% of the population. 73.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 95,236
Median age: 51.4 yrs
Median household income: $88,046
Median home value: $395,000
Median gross rent: $1,345
Housing units: 99,625
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

93,08695,236

Median household income

$67,074$88,046

Median home value

$300,500$395,000

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,345

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	93,086	$67,074	$300,500	$1,169
2020	92,701	$72,385	$306,200	$1,176
2021	95,488	$76,237	$318,600	$1,197
2022	95,456	$83,870	$372,300	$1,285
2023	95,236	$88,046	$395,000	$1,345

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7416.9%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,131	4.3%
5 to 17	12,388	13.0%
18 to 24	6,103	6.4%
25 to 34	9,447	9.9%
35 to 44	9,392	9.9%
45 to 54	10,444	11.0%
55 to 64	16,099	16.9%
65 to 74	16,068	16.9%
75 and over	11,164	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	80,399	84.4%
Black or African American	2,951	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.0%
Asian	623	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	253	0.3%
Two or more races	3,309	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,676	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,893	5.4%
High school graduate	22,984	31.7%
Some college or associate's	18,545	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	16,922	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10,270	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle1.1%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,408	73.7%
Carpooled	3,545	8.3%
Public transit	303	0.7%
Walked	1,654	3.9%
Bicycle	463	1.1%
Worked from home	4,216	9.9%
Other means	1,050	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,515	37.8%
15 to 29 min	13,574	35.3%
30 to 44 min	5,747	15.0%
45 to 59 min	1,757	4.6%
60+ min	2,830	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 8.7% (8,169 of 94,025)

	Count	Share
Family households	29,171	65.7%
Nonfamily households	15,198	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44,369	44.5%
Vacant	55,256	55.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	35,180	79.3%
Renter-occupied	9,189	20.7%

1-unit, detached52.3%

1-unit, attached25.5%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	52,140	52.3%
1-unit, attached	25,363	25.5%
2 to 4 units	9,823	9.9%
5 to 19 units	5,048	5.1%
20 or more units	4,157	4.2%
Mobile home & other	3,094	3.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 34009
State: New Jersey
Land area: 252 sq mi
Water area: 369 sq mi
Center point: 39.0858, -74.8464