Demographics of Cape May County, New Jersey

Cape May County, New Jersey had 93,390 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,639 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cape May County, in four figures

93,390
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −1,639 people.; 51.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,128 ±$3,274
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cape May County, New Jersey's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cape May County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cape May County, New Jersey's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cape May County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	95,029	100.0	100.0
2021	95,667	100.7	100.2
2022	95,165	100.1	100.7
2023	94,577	99.5	101.6
2024	94,094	99.0	102.5
2025	93,390	98.3	103.1

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Population of Cape May County, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	95,029	−225	−210	+3	−33
2021	95,667	+638	−726	+15	+1,387
2022	95,165	−502	−766	+60	+253
2023	94,577	−588	−568	+128	−124
2024	94,094	−483	−609	+148	−8
2025	93,390	−704	−598	+21	−121

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.8 ±0.2: for men 50.1 ±0.4 and for women 53.3 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cape May County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	4,004 ±218	4.2% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	12,270 ±581	12.9% ±0.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,826 ±746	6.1% ±0.8	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	19,007 ±644	20.0% ±0.7	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	25,826 ±846	27.2% ±0.9	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	28,008 ±806	29.5% ±0.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,128 ±$3,274, and income per person $55,694 ±$1,721, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cape May County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	5,394 ±674	12.0% ±1.5	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,642 ±745	14.8% ±1.6	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,213 ±596	13.8% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,293 ±577	14.0% ±1.3	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	8,316 ±670	18.5% ±1.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,180 ±463	11.5% ±1.0	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6,846 ±508	15.3% ±1.1	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cape May County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	8,185 ±1,048	8.7% ±1.1	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,742 ±345	10.9% ±2.1	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,810 ±706	9.3% ±1.7	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,633 ±480	7.2% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cape May County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	99,599 ±85	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	45.1% ±0.7	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	54.9% ±0.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.3% ±1.2	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.7% ±1.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$434,600 ±$9,304	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,360 ±$96	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cape May County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,854 ±0	8.3% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	79,690 ±378	83.9% ±0.4	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,200 ±336	3.4% ±0.4	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	687 ±130	0.7% ±0.1	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 66	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	94 to 672	0.1% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,093 ±434	3.3% ±0.5	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cape May County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	46,028 ±1,145	48.5% ±1.2	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	42,885 ±1,129	45.2% ±1.2	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,694 ±398	1.8% ±0.4	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,334 ±604	4.6% ±0.6	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,214 ±321	2.3% ±0.3	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,120 ±519	2.2% ±0.5	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cape May County among the counties of New Jersey

20th of 21 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Counties of New Jersey near Cape May County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Atlantic County	278,657	+1.6%
Cumberland County	157,148	+2.2%
Sussex County	148,063	+2.9%
Hunterdon County	131,781	+2.3%
Warren County	112,953	+3.2%
Cape May County	93,390	−1.7%
Salem County	66,280	+2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026