ZIP Code 08270

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

Population: 8,239
Median household income: $95,033
Median home value: $298,800

ZIP Code 08270 (Cape May County, New Jersey) is home to about 8,239 residents. At $95,033, its median household income sits above Cape May County's $88,046.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 08270's population grew 2.2% from 8,063 to 8,239, while its median gross rent rose 4.5% from $1,096 to $1,145.

Households average 2.52 people. The median gross rent is $1,145.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,239
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $95,033
Median home value: $298,800
Median gross rent: $1,145
Housing units: 3,717
Homeownership rate: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,0638,239

Median household income

$65,000$95,033

Median home value

$261,600$298,800

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,145

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,063	$65,000	$261,600	$1,096
2020	8,285	$74,776	$264,500	$1,075
2021	8,278	$78,848	$263,600	$1,091
2022	8,231	$90,000	$292,100	$1,146
2023	8,239	$95,033	$298,800	$1,145

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	587	7.1%
5 to 17	1,215	14.7%
18 to 24	804	9.8%
25 to 34	1,077	13.1%
35 to 44	1,003	12.2%
45 to 54	1,017	12.3%
55 to 64	1,174	14.2%
65 to 74	809	9.8%
75 and over	553	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,496	78.8%
Black or African American	462	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	65	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	313	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	893	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	511	9.1%
High school graduate	2,126	37.7%
Some college or associate's	1,430	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,081	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	485	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,288	86.2%
Carpooled	157	4.1%
Public transit	14	0.4%
Walked	19	0.5%
Bicycle	13	0.3%
Worked from home	293	7.7%
Other means	30	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	647	18.4%
15 to 29 min	1,181	33.5%
30 to 44 min	1,216	34.5%
45 to 59 min	305	8.7%
60+ min	172	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 9.8% (806 of 8,237)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,407	76.3%
Nonfamily households	748	23.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,155	84.9%
Vacant	562	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,587	82.0%
Renter-occupied	568	18.0%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,986	80.3%
1-unit, attached	56	1.5%
2 to 4 units	195	5.2%
5 to 19 units	87	2.3%
20 or more units	22	0.6%
Mobile home & other	371	10.0%

Geography

ZCTA: 08270
Land area: 103 sq mi
Water area: 2.51 sq mi
Center point: 39.2614, -74.8091

Counties this ZIP covers

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