Cape May Court House, NJ Demographic Data
Cape May Court House, NJ Summary
Cape May Court House is located in Cape May County in New Jersey
- Population: 4,964
- Area: 9.90 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.97 sq. miles
- Population Density: 501.46 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 9.84 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
New Jersey Heat Map by County Population
Counties With Largest Population in NJ
Sponsored
Cape May Court House, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,536
46%
50.8
Male
2,956
54%
49.2
Total Population
5,492
323,128,000
Cape May Court House, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
504
9.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
285
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
185
3.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
263
4.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
223
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
861
15.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
455
8.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
636
11.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
371
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
372
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
755
13.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
377
6.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
205
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,390
79.9%
77.2
Female
2,181
49.7%
51.3
Male
2,209
50.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,120
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,561
28.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,337
24.3%
15.2
Female
705
52.7%
55.8
Male
632
47.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Cape May Court House, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,409
98.5%
96.8
White
4,819
87.7%
72.6
Black or African American
501
9.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
11
0.2%
0.8
Asian
65
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
65
1.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
13
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
83
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
167
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
80
1.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
74
1.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
13
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,325
97.0%
82.2
Cape May Court House, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
140
3.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
321
8.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,330
33.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
577
14.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
279
6.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,001
24.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
384
9.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
461
11.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,571
88.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,385
34.3%
31.2
Cape May Court House, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,225
27.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,546
56.4%
47.5
Divorced
341
7.5%
11.0%
Separated
8
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
398
8.8
5.8%
Cape May Court House, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,725
94.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
263
5.3%
21.6%
Spanish
93
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
129
2.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
41
0.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Cape May Court House, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
163
7.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
76
3.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
190
8.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
279
12.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
196
8.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
401
18.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
210
9.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
381
17.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
241
11.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
54
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
60,181
57,617
Per capita income
33,205
31,128
Cape May Court House, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
334
14.5%
9.8
Construction
289
12.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
658
28.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
142
6.2%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
89
3.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
109
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
130
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
292
12.7%
4.6
Retail trade
222
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
41
1.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
383
16.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
714
31.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
265
11.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
361
15.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
583
25.3%
18.1%
Cape May Court House, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,218
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,987
89.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
97
4.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
62
2.8%
2.7
Other means
14
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
58
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.8
26.6
Cape May Court House, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
157
7.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
631
28.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
902
41.2%
37.1
3 or more
501
22.9%
21.0
Cape May Court House, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,191
82.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,562
71.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
629
28.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
470
17.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.4
0.0%
2.5
Cape May Court House, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,661
1 room
194
7.3%
2.4
2 rooms
10
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
316
11.9%
9.1
4 rooms
409
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
397
14.9%
19.8
6 rooms
512
19.2%
17.8
7 rooms
364
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
207
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
252
9.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cape May Court House, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,661
1-unit, detached
1,743
65.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
183
6.9%
5.9
2-units
345
13.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
26
1.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
124
4.7%
9.0
Mobile home
231
8.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cape May Court House, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
318
12.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
140
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
154
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
302
11.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
398
15.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
585
22.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
304
11.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
460
17.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Cape May Court House, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,556
71.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
73
3.3%
4.7
Electricity
469
21.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
81
3.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Cape May Court House, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,114
47295100.0
$500 to $999
36
3.2%
20.4%
Less than $500
53
4.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
89
8.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
197
17.7%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
200
18.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
256
23.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
283
25.4%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
373
33.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
101
9.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
99
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
49
4.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
479
43.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
Cape May Court House, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
616
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
45
7.3%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
64
10.4%
1.8%
$500 to $999
242
39.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
265
43.0%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
13
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,143
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
50
8.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
14
2.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
151
24.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
54
8.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
43
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
304
49.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
Cape May Court House, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,562
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
144
9.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
23
1.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
10
0.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
121
7.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
673
43.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
453
29.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
129
8.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
268,400
205,000
