Median Household Income
$91,128
Median Home Value
$434,600
Median Gross Rent
$1,360/mo
Poverty Rate
8.7%
Unemployment Rate
5.2%
Homeownership Rate
80.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
39.0%
Median Age
51.8
Population Over Time
Cape May County shrank 1.4% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
96,286
2016
95,404
2018
93,705
2020
92,701
2022
95,456
2024
94,941
Business & Industry
Cape May County has 3,816 business establishments employing 28,065 people.
Accommodation and food services
890
Construction
490
Other services (except public administration)
398
Health care and social assistance
229
Real estate and rental and leasing
229
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
223
Professional, scientific, and technical services
212
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
149
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.