Statewide Claims to Fame

Cape May County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Cape May County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Cape May County is 4th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - White

Cape May County is 7th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Cape May County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Cape May County is 9th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Cape May County is 10th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Home ownership rate

Cape May County is 10th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income below poverty line

Cape May County is 11th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Female residents

Cape May County is 11th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Home median value

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Cape May County Rank New Jersey US
Current population (2012) 96,304 20th 8,864,590 313,914,040
Size in square miles 251.4 14th 7,354.2 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 386.9 16th 1,195.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Cape May County Rank New Jersey US
Residents younger than 5 4.7% 20th 6.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.2% 21st 22.9% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 22.8% 1st 14.1% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Cape May County Rank New Jersey US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.9% 11th 87.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 27.1% 16th 35.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Cape May County Rank New Jersey US
Race - White 91.9% 4th 73.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.0% 16th 14.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 15th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.0% 20th 9.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 8th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 15th 1.9% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.6% 19th 18.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 86.4% 3rd 58.2% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Cape May County Rank New Jersey US
Female residents 51.3% 11th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.3% 20th 20.6% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Cape May County Rank New Jersey US
Housing units 98,017 16th 3,562,553 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 28.6% 9th 35.9% 25.9%
Households 44,788 19th 3,180,854 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.3% 10th 66.6% 66.1%
Home median value $332,400 11th $349,100 $186,200
People per household 2.1 21st 2.7 2.6
Building permits (last year) 491 14th 17,939 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Cape May County Rank New Jersey US
Income per capita $33,796 11th $35,678 $27,915
Income per household $55,315 19th $71,180 $52,762
Income below poverty line 9.6% 10th 9.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Cape May County Rank New Jersey US
Non-farm private establishments 3,801 17th 226,878 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 24,667 20th 3,377,848 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 11,290 18th 781,622 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,584,880 19th $124,813,580 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $16,390 7th $14,453 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $516,973 15th $19,993,613 $613,795,732

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