West Cape May

Population: 934
Median household income: $79,375
Median home value: $698,300

West Cape May, a community in Cape May County, New Jersey, has 934 residents. At $79,375, its median household income sits below Cape May County's $88,046.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Cape May's population declined 14.5% from 1,093 to 934, while its median home value rose 34.4% from $519,400 to $698,300.

48.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 84.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 934
Median age: 59.4 yrs
Median household income: $79,375
Median home value: $698,300
Median gross rent: $1,352
Housing units: 1,032
Homeownership rate: 84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,093934

Median household income

$87,188$79,375

Median home value

$519,400$698,300

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,352

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,093	$87,188	$519,400	$1,000
2020	1,008	$77,708	$546,600	$1,027
2021	1,017	$81,023	$557,800	$1,090
2022	927	$87,212	$612,200	$1,284
2023	934	$79,375	$698,300	$1,352

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 7421.3%

75 and over15.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	4.8%
5 to 17	107	11.5%
18 to 24	39	4.2%
25 to 34	74	7.9%
35 to 44	58	6.2%
45 to 54	90	9.6%
55 to 64	181	19.4%
65 to 74	199	21.3%
75 and over	141	15.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	814	87.2%
Black or African American	30	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	88	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate19.8%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree26.0%

Graduate or professional degree22.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	1.9%
High school graduate	147	19.8%
Some college or associate's	222	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	193	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	167	22.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone46.5%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle14.2%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	206	46.5%
Carpooled	51	11.5%
Public transit	4	0.9%
Walked	3	0.7%
Bicycle	63	14.2%
Worked from home	96	21.7%
Other means	20	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	218	62.8%
15 to 29 min	91	26.2%
30 to 44 min	21	6.1%
45 to 59 min	10	2.9%
60+ min	7	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 4.7% (44 of 934)

	Count	Share
Family households	280	63.1%
Nonfamily households	164	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	444	43.0%
Vacant	588	57.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	373	84.0%
Renter-occupied	71	16.0%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached13.6%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	773	74.9%
1-unit, attached	140	13.6%
2 to 4 units	57	5.5%
5 to 19 units	15	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3478530
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.9422, -74.9390