Cape May County, New Jersey

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Cape May County, New Jersey is among the highest in the country for median age (145th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	94,941	9,343,809	334,922,499	650th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$91,128	$103,556	$80,734	280th of 3,221
Median Age	51.8	40.1	38.9	145th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	39.0%	43.6%	35.7%	310th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$434,600	$454,400	$332,700	216th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,360	$1,720	$1,413	351st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.7%	9.7%	12.5%	2719th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	6.3%	5.2%	1049th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	377.5	1,270.4	n/a	422nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.6%	23.9%	14.1%	1065th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.8	n/a	n/a	1188th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.3%	63.8%	65.2%	581st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.0	30.5	26.4	2142nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.1%	16.8%	15.1%	779th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2308th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.6%	49.8%	46.9%	1116th of 3,222
Broadband Access	89.8%	n/a	n/a	407th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cape May County, New Jersey

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.3%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.6	66.4	61.4

Age in Cape May County, New Jersey

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	51.8	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	17.1%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.1%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.2%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.8%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	29.5%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Cape May County, New Jersey

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	44,884	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.6	2.5
Family Households	65.0%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.4%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.4%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.9%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	23.3%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cape May County, New Jersey

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$55,694	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.0%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.8%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	15.3%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.7%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	20.0%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Cape May County, New Jersey

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	99,599	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	51.7%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.8%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	54.9%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.7%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.9%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$5,306	$9,590	n/a

Education in Cape May County, New Jersey

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.0%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	24.7%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.3%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.8%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cape May County, New Jersey

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.5%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.5%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.5%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Cape May County, New Jersey

Statistic	Cape May County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	48.5%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.3%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.1%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.9%	24.5%	16.7%

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