Villas

Population: 9,897
Median household income: $74,203
Median home value: $290,000

Located in Cape May County, New Jersey, Villas is a community with a population of 9,897. The median household income of $74,203 is below the Cape May County median ($88,046).

From 2019 to 2023, Villas's population grew 12.9% from 8,769 to 9,897, while its median home value rose 50.6% from $192,600 to $290,000.

The median gross rent is $1,418. 24.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,897
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $74,203
Median home value: $290,000
Median gross rent: $1,418
Housing units: 6,392
Homeownership rate: 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 9.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7699,897

Median household income

$55,273$74,203

Median home value

$192,600$290,000

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,418

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,769	$55,273	$192,600	$1,176
2020	9,697	$57,713	$192,400	$1,270
2021	9,866	$63,157	$210,800	$1,461
2022	9,925	$74,182	$256,500	$1,394
2023	9,897	$74,203	$290,000	$1,418

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	461	4.7%
5 to 17	1,594	16.1%
18 to 24	556	5.6%
25 to 34	1,400	14.1%
35 to 44	1,017	10.3%
45 to 54	852	8.6%
55 to 64	1,732	17.5%
65 to 74	1,400	14.1%
75 and over	885	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,973	90.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	63	0.6%
Two or more races	323	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	534	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	415	5.7%
High school graduate	3,029	41.6%
Some college or associate's	2,062	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,317	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	463	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,039	76.3%
Carpooled	520	13.1%
Public transit	12	0.3%
Walked	13	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	174	4.4%
Other means	226	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,528	40.1%
15 to 29 min	1,544	40.5%
30 to 44 min	467	12.3%
45 to 59 min	103	2.7%
60+ min	168	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 16.8% (1,659 of 9,897)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,169	68.8%
Nonfamily households	1,434	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,603	72.0%
Vacant	1,789	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,038	87.7%
Renter-occupied	565	12.3%

1-unit, detached95.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,071	95.0%
1-unit, attached	173	2.7%
2 to 4 units	44	0.7%
5 to 19 units	104	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3476010
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.0163, -74.9360