Cape May Court House

Population: 5,375
Median household income: $74,503
Median home value: $355,500

Cape May Court House is a community in Cape May County, New Jersey, home to 5,375 residents. The median household income of $74,503 is below the Cape May County median ($88,046).

From 2019 to 2023, Cape May Court House's population grew 16.4% from 4,617 to 5,375, while its median home value rose 36.1% from $261,200 to $355,500.

The median gross rent is $1,389. 31.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,375
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $74,503
Median home value: $355,500
Median gross rent: $1,389
Housing units: 2,854
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6175,375

Median household income

$62,781$74,503

Median home value

$261,200$355,500

Median gross rent

$1,355$1,389

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,617	$62,781	$261,200	$1,355
2020	4,776	$61,835	$248,900	$1,240
2021	5,123	$72,637	$269,100	$1,173
2022	5,557	$66,422	$341,700	$1,343
2023	5,375	$74,503	$355,500	$1,389

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7419.6%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	211	3.9%
5 to 17	761	14.2%
18 to 24	507	9.4%
25 to 34	609	11.3%
35 to 44	612	11.4%
45 to 54	410	7.6%
55 to 64	446	8.3%
65 to 74	1,055	19.6%
75 and over	764	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,387	81.6%
Black or African American	303	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	133	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	534	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	346	8.9%
High school graduate	1,167	30.0%
Some college or associate's	1,144	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	724	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	515	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,965	85.2%
Carpooled	143	6.2%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	179	7.8%
Other means	17	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	800	37.6%
15 to 29 min	736	34.6%
30 to 44 min	329	15.5%
45 to 59 min	51	2.4%
60+ min	210	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 15.9% (818 of 5,149)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,636	64.5%
Nonfamily households	899	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,535	88.8%
Vacant	319	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,690	66.7%
Renter-occupied	845	33.3%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,986	69.6%
1-unit, attached	206	7.2%
2 to 4 units	251	8.8%
5 to 19 units	148	5.2%
20 or more units	51	1.8%
Mobile home & other	212	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3410300
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.97 sq mi
Center point: 39.0792, -74.8225