ZIP Code 08223

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

Population: 4,063
Median household income: $100,000
Median home value: $353,400

ZIP Code 08223 (Cape May County, New Jersey) is home to about 4,063 residents. The median household income of $100,000 is above the Cape May County median ($88,046).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08223's population declined 4.5% from 4,254 to 4,063, while its median gross rent rose 21.4% from $1,352 to $1,642.

Households average 2.20 people. The median gross rent is $1,642.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,063
Median age: 46.2 yrs
Median household income: $100,000
Median home value: $353,400
Median gross rent: $1,642
Housing units: 2,352
Homeownership rate: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2544,063

Median household income

$78,587$100,000

Median home value

$277,300$353,400

Median gross rent

$1,352$1,642

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,254	$78,587	$277,300	$1,352
2020	4,277	$83,750	$273,800	$1,394
2021	4,207	$80,750	$290,000	$1,596
2022	4,230	$98,125	$324,600	$1,565
2023	4,063	$100,000	$353,400	$1,642

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 242.3%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7423.4%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	294	7.2%
5 to 17	585	14.4%
18 to 24	92	2.3%
25 to 34	449	11.1%
35 to 44	537	13.2%
45 to 54	279	6.9%
55 to 64	431	10.6%
65 to 74	949	23.4%
75 and over	447	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,511	86.4%
Black or African American	37	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	46	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	286	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	183	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.4%

High school graduate21.3%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	1.4%
High school graduate	659	21.3%
Some college or associate's	851	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	831	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	708	22.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.2%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,713	87.2%
Carpooled	61	3.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	159	8.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	371	20.5%
15 to 29 min	893	49.4%
30 to 44 min	382	21.2%
45 to 59 min	67	3.7%
60+ min	93	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 2.8% (115 of 4,063)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,357	73.5%
Nonfamily households	489	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,846	78.5%
Vacant	506	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,687	91.4%
Renter-occupied	159	8.6%

1-unit, detached78.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,835	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	97	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	420	17.9%

ZIP Code 08223

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