Cape May city, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,815 ( 792 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 1138.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,071	73.57%	31.4%
Black:	66	2.34%	59.3%
Indian:	4	0.14%	63.6%
Asian:	1	0.04%	96.3%
2+ races:	155	5.51%	127.9%
Hispanic:	518	18.40%	66.6%

Total non-White:	744	26.43%	26.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-947	-31.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	155	5.2

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
3,607
3,018	83.67%
162	4.49%
11	0.30%
27	0.75%
68	1.89%
311	8.62%
589	16.33%

2000
4,034
3,595	89.12%
140	3.47%
6	0.15%
32	0.79%
88	2.18%
168	4.16%
439	10.88%

1990
4,668
4,181	89.57%
352	7.54%
30	0.64%
26	0.56%
n/a
79	1.69%
487	10.43%

1980
4,853
4,372	90.09%
413	8.51%
18	0.37%
0	0.00%
n/a
50	1.03%
481	9.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-577	-14.3
150	3.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-586	-12.6
-48	-1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-191	-3.9
6	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Cape May city, 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
39.6
457	16.2%
2,358	83.8%
774	27.5%

1,233
2.07

746	60.5%
642	86.1%
24	3.2%
487	39.5%

2010
Number	Percent
42.2
463	12.8%
3,144	87.2%
997	27.6%

1,457
1.95

783	53.7%
650	83.0%
51	6.5%
674	46.3%

2000
Number	Percent
47.6
642	15.9%
3,392	84.1%
1,142	28.3%

1,826
2.02

1,040	57.0%
890	85.6%
49	4.7%
786	43.0%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
793	17.0%
3,875	83.0%
1,167	25.0%

1,860
2.16

1,119	60.2%
938	83.8%
59	5.3%
741	39.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.0
841	17.3%
4,012	82.7%
1,108	22.8%

1,856
2.15

1,078	58.1%
832	77.2%
111	10.3%
778	41.9%

2022 Housing Data for Cape May city, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	87	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	58	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	32	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	41	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	92	7.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	36	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	66	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	135	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	48	3.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	56	4.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	220	17.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	68	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	56	4.5%
$200,000 or more	209	17.0%

Median Household Income	69,896
Per Capita Income	64,513

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	176	14.3%
Public Assistance	9	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	111	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	664	52.2%
Unemployed	44	3.5%
In Armed Forces	248	19.5%

Total Labor Force	956	75.1%
Not in Labor Force	317	24.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	215	193	52.7%
Non-Profit	36	129	21.8%
Self-Employed	91	33	73.4%

Local Government	9	102	8.1%
State Government	15	0	100.0%
Federal Government	59	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	306	226	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	119	231	34.0%
Total	425	457	48.2%

Pct. Govt.	21.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	256	28.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	219	24.7%
Professional, Technical	202	22.8%
Service Occupations	131	14.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.8%
All others	79	8.9%

White Collar		76.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	134	15.1%
Retail trade	111	12.5%
Educational services	111	12.5%
Public administration	107	12.1%
Construction	107	12.1%
Accommodation and food services	104	11.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	53	6.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	4.2%
Finance and insurance	37	4.2%
Other services	33	3.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	14	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	1.5%
Information	11	1.2%
Manufacturing	8	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	7	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	101	3.59%
Puerto Rican	157	5.58%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	6	0.21%

Total Central American	49	1.74%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	26	0.92%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	19	0.67%
Salvadoran	4	0.14%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	188	6.68%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	2	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	186	6.61%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,193	82.0%
Spanish	246	9.2%
Arabic	161	6.0%
Other	27	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	23	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	15	0.6%
German, other Germanic	7	0.3%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	778	27.6%
German	315	11.2%
Italian	299	10.6%
English	252	9.0%
American	228	8.1%
Polish	174	6.2%
Egyptian	131	4.7%
Swedish	95	3.4%
Scottish	63	2.2%
French	62	2.2%
Jamaican	45	1.6%
Welsh	41	1.5%
Russian	36	1.3%
Norwegian	34	1.2%
South African	27	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,595	92.2%
Not a citizen	220	7.8%

Native	2,445	86.9%
Foreign-born	370	13.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
56	2.7%	28	1.4%	241	11.7%	645	31.4%	684	33.3%	399	19.4%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	56	2.7%
9-12 Years	28	1.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	241	11.7%
Some College	645	31.4%
Bach. Degree	684	33.3%
Grad Degree	399	19.4%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -1	D +175	D + 11.9%
D +174
2020 vs. 2012	R -13	D +170	D + 11.4%
D +157
2020 vs. 2008	R -85	D +166	D + 10.6%
D +81

2016 vs. 2008	R -84	R +9	R + 1.2%
D -93
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Joe Biden (D)	826	52.5%	Donald Trump* (R)	732	46.5%	15	1.0%	1,573	5	0	0.03%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	733	50.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	652	44.7%	74	5.1%	1,459	9	4	0.04%
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	745	52.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	669	46.8%	15	1.0%	1,429	12	5	0.04%
2008	50%	John McCain (R)	817	51.5%	Barack Obama (D)	745	47.0%	24	1.5%	1,586	10	6	0.04%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	942	54.3%	John Kerry (D)	771	44.5%	21	1.2%	1,734	8	4	0.05%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cape May city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

826

52.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

732

46.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,573

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Cape May city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

652

44.7%

Donald Trump (R)

733

50.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.4%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

1,459

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Cape May city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

669

46.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

745

52.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,429

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Cape May city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

745

47.0%

John McCain (R)

817

51.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,586

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Cape May city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

942

54.3%

John Kerry (D)

771

44.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,734

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cape May city, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	47%	Phil Murphy* (D)	547	50.0%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	541	49.5%	6 [+]	0.5%	1,094	2	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.5%);
2020	S2	65%	Cory Booker* (D)	780	51.9%	Rik Mehta (R)	704	46.8%	20 [+]	1.3%	1,504	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 12 (0.8%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 7 (0.5%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	50%	Bob Hugin (R)	661	53.4%	Robert Menendez* (D)	541	43.7%	36 [+]	2.9%	1,238	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 26 (2.1%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 6 (0.5%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 4 (0.3%);
2017	G	35%	Kim Guadagno (R)	475	52.6%	Phil Murphy (D)	409	45.3%	19 [+]	2.1%	903	11	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 14 (1.6%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 3 (0.3%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 2 (0.2%);
2014	S2	36%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	508	49.7%	Cory Booker* (D)	501	49.0%	13 [+]	1.3%	1,022	7	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 6 (0.6%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 3 (0.3%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 2 (0.2%); Antonio Sabas (I) 2 (0.2%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,877
Median Value	$767,000

Occupied	1,233	31.8%
Vacant	2,644	68.2%

Owned	719	58.3%
Rented	514	41.7%
Median Rent	$1,077

Single-Family Units	3,147	81.2%
Detached	1,874	48.3%
Attached	1,273	32.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	330	8.5%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Cape May city, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Cape May city, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cape May city, NJ

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cape May city, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cape May city, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cape May city, NJ