ZIP Code 08247

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

Population: 936
Median household income: $133,929
Median home value: $1,773,800

ZIP Code 08247 (Cape May County, New Jersey) is home to about 936 residents. Its median household income of $133,929 runs above the Cape May County figure of $88,046.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08247's population held roughly steady from 939 to 936, while its median gross rent rose 30.6% from $1,216 to $1,588.

69.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 936
Median age: 66.0 yrs
Median household income: $133,929
Median home value: $1,773,800
Median gross rent: $1,588
Housing units: 3,290
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

939936

Median household income

$99,063$133,929

Median home value

$1,247,800$1,773,800

Median gross rent

$1,216$1,588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	939	$99,063	$1,247,800	$1,216
2020	960	$113,333	$1,394,200	$1,294
2021	1,051	$122,031	$1,542,300	$1,300
2022	977	$136,250	$1,622,300	$1,625
2023	936	$133,929	$1,773,800	$1,588

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 175.8%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 344.9%

35 to 442.8%

45 to 546.6%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7430.2%

75 and over22.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	2.2%
5 to 17	54	5.8%
18 to 24	48	5.1%
25 to 34	46	4.9%
35 to 44	26	2.8%
45 to 54	62	6.6%
55 to 64	185	19.8%
65 to 74	283	30.2%
75 and over	211	22.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	914	97.6%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate15.4%

Some college or associate's14.0%

Bachelor's degree40.5%

Graduate or professional degree29.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	0.9%
High school graduate	125	15.4%
Some college or associate's	114	14.0%
Bachelor's degree	329	40.5%
Graduate or professional degree	238	29.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone60.6%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit1.7%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle4.3%

Worked from home22.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	209	60.6%
Carpooled	20	5.8%
Public transit	6	1.7%
Walked	17	4.9%
Bicycle	15	4.3%
Worked from home	78	22.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	143	53.6%
15 to 29 min	47	17.6%
30 to 44 min	46	17.2%
45 to 59 min	10	3.7%
60+ min	21	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.79
Poverty rate: 4.6% (43 of 936)

	Count	Share
Family households	309	59.4%
Nonfamily households	211	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	520	15.8%
Vacant	2,770	84.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	446	85.8%
Renter-occupied	74	14.2%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached18.2%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,278	69.2%
1-unit, attached	600	18.2%
2 to 4 units	251	7.6%
5 to 19 units	46	1.4%
20 or more units	114	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1	0.0%

ZIP Code 08247

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