2022 population: 95,634 ( 1,631 from 2010 , 368 from 2020)
Land area: 251.5 square miles
Population density: 380.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	81,032	84.73%	4.1%
Black:	3,708	3.88%	12.6%
Indian:	164	0.17%	14.7%
Asian:	963	1.01%	13.3%
2+ races:	1,575	1.65%	15.2%
Hispanic:	8,192	8.57%	35.3%

Total non-White:	14,602	15.27%	14.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,710	9.0
Deaths:	3,171	16.6
Net Migration:	1,806	9.5
Net Immigration:	84	0.4

Change in White population:	-3,490	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,859	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
97,265
84,522	86.90%
4,244	4.36%
143	0.15%
850	0.87%
1,367	1.41%
6,054	6.22%
12,743	13.10%

2000
102,326
92,137	90.04%
4,978	4.86%
158	0.15%
688	0.67%
937	0.92%
3,378	3.30%
10,189	9.96%

1990
95,089
87,164	91.67%
4,874	5.13%
318	0.33%
738	0.78%
n/a
1,995	2.10%
7,925	8.33%

1980
82,266
75,568	91.86%
5,039	6.13%
74	0.09%
372	0.45%
n/a
1,166	1.42%
6,698	8.14%

1970
59,554
54,225	91.05%
4,743	7.96%
34	0.06%
121	0.20%
n/a
371	0.62%
5,329	8.95%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
8,935	8.7
11,919	11.6
-3,148	-3.1
567	0.6

-7,615	-7.4
2,554	2.5

Number	Rate
1990's
12,223	12.9
12,944	13.6
2,209	2.3
835	0.9

4,973	5.2
2,264	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
12,410	15.1
11,935	14.5
13,288	16.2
n/a

11,596	14.1
1,227	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
23,873	40.1
n/a

21,343	35.8
1,369	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Cape May County, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.9
16,688	17.4%
78,946	82.6%
26,529	27.7%

43,277
2.16

28,448	65.7%
22,687	79.7%
1,958	6.9%
14,829	34.3%

2010
Number	Percent
47.1
18,349	18.9%
78,916	81.1%
20,977	21.6%

40,812
2.32

25,947	63.6%
19,728	76.0%
2,122	8.2%
14,865	36.4%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
22,826	22.3%
79,500	77.7%
20,772	20.3%

42,140
2.37

27,469	65.2%
21,966	80.0%
2,299	8.4%
14,671	34.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.9
21,078	22.2%
74,011	77.8%
19,151	20.1%

38,035
2.43

25,955	68.2%
20,884	80.5%
1,852	7.1%
12,080	31.8%

1980
Number	Percent
37.5
19,339	23.5%
62,927	76.5%
16,690	20.3%

32,393
2.47

22,473	69.4%
18,732	83.4%
1,616	7.2%
9,920	30.6%

2022 Housing Data for Cape May County, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,588	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,499	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,130	2.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,365	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,358	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,774	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,214	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,596	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,338	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,837	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,958	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,917	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,626	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,912	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,599	10.6%
$200,000 or more	5,566	12.9%

Median Household Income	83,870
Per Capita Income	51,344

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	108

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,388	5.5%
Public Assistance	709	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,564	8.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	34,078	68.7%
Unemployed	2,192	4.4%
In Armed Forces	539	1.1%

Total Labor Force	36,809	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	12,831	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	13,535	11,364	54.4%
Non-Profit	946	2,477	27.6%
Self-Employed	3,366	1,281	72.4%

Local Government	2,463	3,585	40.7%
State Government	909	972	48.3%
Federal Government	621	498	55.5%

Total Private + Self	16,901	12,645	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,939	7,532	39.6%
Total	21,840	20,177	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	21.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,101	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,106	21.6%
Professional, Technical	9,659	22.9%
Service Occupations	8,831	20.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	187	0.4%
All others	7,517	17.8%

White Collar		61.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	5,680	13.5%
Educational services	4,935	11.7%
Accommodation and food services	4,584	10.9%
Retail trade	4,522	10.7%
Construction	4,147	9.8%
Public administration	3,193	7.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,022	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,833	4.3%
Finance and insurance	1,796	4.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,606	3.8%
Other services	1,596	3.8%
Manufacturing	1,530	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,255	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	1,205	2.9%
Wholesale trade	991	2.3%
Information	613	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	377	0.9%
Utilities	297	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17	0.0%
Management	15	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,576	2.70%
Puerto Rican	3,319	3.48%
Cuban	247	0.26%
Dominican	86	0.09%

Total Central American	643	0.67%
Costa Rican	289	0.30%
Guatemalan	292	0.31%
Honduran	39	0.04%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	19	0.02%
Salvadoran	4	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	676	0.71%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	224	0.23%
Ecuadorian	137	0.14%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	315	0.33%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	413	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	214	0.22%
Chinese	102	0.11%
Indian	100	0.10%
Vietnamese	79	0.08%
Korean	31	0.03%
Japanese	28	0.03%
Bangladeshi	14	0.01%
Thai	9	0.01%
Taiwanese	5	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	82,996	90.9%
Spanish	4,978	5.5%
Other Indo-European	1,065	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	819	0.9%
Arabic	348	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	265	0.3%
Other	198	0.2%
German, other Germanic	155	0.2%
Chinese	154	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	27,346	28.6%
Italian	17,631	18.5%
German	16,226	17.0%
English	11,640	12.2%
Polish	6,250	6.5%
American	2,804	2.9%
French	1,797	1.9%
Scottish	1,483	1.6%
Dutch	1,095	1.1%
European	1,059	1.1%
Swedish	984	1.0%
Welsh	936	1.0%
Greek	905	0.9%
Hungarian	797	0.8%
Ukrainian	773	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	93,149	97.6%
Not a citizen	2,307	2.4%

Native	90,922	95.3%
Foreign-born	4,534	4.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,761	2.4%	2,651	3.7%	22,855	31.5%	19,262	26.6%	16,309	22.5%	9,694	13.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,761	2.4%
9-12 Years	2,651	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,855	31.5%
Some College	19,262	26.6%
Bach. Degree	16,309	22.5%
Grad Degree	9,694	13.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	44,476	41,048	3,428	7.7%	5.1%
1991	45,111	40,446	4,665	10.3%	6.8%
1992	45,689	39,629	6,060	13.3%	8.5%
1993	45,438	39,290	6,148	13.5%	7.8%
1994	45,845	40,027	5,818	12.7%	6.8%
1995	46,254	40,651	5,603	12.1%	6.4%
1996	46,864	41,368	5,496	11.7%	6.1%
1997	47,551	42,226	5,325	11.2%	5.3%
1998	46,564	41,699	4,865	10.4%	4.6%
1999	46,350	41,844	4,506	9.7%	4.4%

2000	55,536	51,985	3,551	6.4%	3.7%
2001	55,184	51,522	3,662	6.6%	4.2%
2002	55,319	50,933	4,386	7.9%	5.8%
2003	55,690	51,220	4,470	8.0%	5.8%
2004	57,018	53,089	3,929	6.9%	4.9%
2005	57,631	53,860	3,771	6.5%	4.4%
2006	57,437	53,513	3,924	6.8%	4.6%
2007	56,376	52,731	3,645	6.5%	4.2%
2008	56,464	51,937	4,527	8.0%	5.4%
2009	57,805	51,390	6,415	11.1%	9.0%

2010	50,245	43,105	7,140	14.2%	9.7%
2011	49,513	42,155	7,358	14.9%	9.4%
2012	49,821	42,094	7,727	15.5%	9.4%
2013	49,197	42,045	7,152	14.5%	8.4%
2014	48,530	42,606	5,924	12.2%	6.7%
2015	48,022	42,747	5,275	11.0%	5.7%
2016	46,793	42,217	4,576	9.8%	4.9%
2017	46,216	42,042	4,174	9.0%	4.5%
2018	45,669	41,941	3,728	8.2%	4.0%
2019	46,054	42,868	3,186	6.9%	3.4%

2020	45,492	39,206	6,286	13.8%	9.8%
2021	47,274	42,925	4,349	9.2%	6.6%
2022	47,294	44,225	3,069	6.5%	3.7%
2023	48,535	44,835	3,700	7.6%	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	99,525
Median Value	$372,300

Occupied	43,277	43.5%
Vacant	56,248	56.5%

Owned	33,950	78.4%
Rented	9,327	21.6%
Median Rent	$1,285

Single-Family Units	77,631	78.0%
Detached	51,488	51.7%
Attached	26,143	26.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,856	8.9%
Mobile Homes	3,139	3.2%

Cape May County, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cape May County, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Cape May County, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cape May County, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cape May County, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cape May County, NJ

Historical Labor Force Data for Cape May County, NJ