ZIP Code 08204

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cape May County, New Jersey.

Population: 16,890
Median household income: $80,782
Median home value: $399,200

ZIP Code 08204 (Cape May County, New Jersey) is home to about 16,890 residents. At $80,782, its median household income sits below Cape May County's $88,046.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 08204's population declined 8.7% from 18,505 to 16,890, while its median gross rent rose 2.7% from $1,119 to $1,149.

The median gross rent is $1,149. 38.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,890
Median age: 52.2 yrs
Median household income: $80,782
Median home value: $399,200
Median gross rent: $1,149
Housing units: 13,101
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,50516,890

Median household income

$71,340$80,782

Median home value

$293,800$399,200

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,149

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,505	$71,340	$293,800	$1,119
2020	17,257	$71,695	$293,800	$1,130
2021	17,565	$74,543	$304,800	$1,090
2022	17,392	$76,624	$345,900	$1,180
2023	16,890	$80,782	$399,200	$1,149

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 449.3%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7416.3%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	664	3.9%
5 to 17	2,179	12.9%
18 to 24	1,165	6.9%
25 to 34	1,874	11.1%
35 to 44	1,570	9.3%
45 to 54	1,589	9.4%
55 to 64	3,090	18.3%
65 to 74	2,752	16.3%
75 and over	2,007	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,931	88.4%
Black or African American	240	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	127	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	688	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	878	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree26.5%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	614	4.8%
High school graduate	3,879	30.1%
Some college or associate's	3,445	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,410	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,534	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle2.5%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,894	73.0%
Carpooled	935	11.6%
Public transit	28	0.3%
Walked	191	2.4%
Bicycle	202	2.5%
Worked from home	691	8.6%
Other means	128	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,061	55.0%
15 to 29 min	2,236	30.3%
30 to 44 min	506	6.9%
45 to 59 min	247	3.3%
60+ min	328	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 7.9% (1,305 of 16,571)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,704	58.1%
Nonfamily households	3,386	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,090	61.8%
Vacant	5,011	38.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,381	78.9%
Renter-occupied	1,709	21.1%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached12.4%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,769	74.6%
1-unit, attached	1,630	12.4%
2 to 4 units	582	4.4%
5 to 19 units	371	2.8%
20 or more units	470	3.6%
Mobile home & other	279	2.1%

ZIP Code 08204

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