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Moving to Cape May, New Jersey

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Population: 4,034. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,760 (-6.8% change)
Males: 1,987 (49.3%), Females: 2,047 (50.7%)

Cape May County

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.4 years
Median household income: $33,462
Median house value: $212,900

Population by Race

Races in Cape May:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
  • Black (5.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.9%), German (21.9%), English (16.2%), Italian (14.2%), Polish (6.9%), French (3.5%).

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cape May

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cape May city

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 13.7%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

6.1% Foreign born (3.3% Europe, 1.9% Latin America, 0.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -714 (-15.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cape May:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cape May:

  • DOVER AFB (about 40 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 59 miles; SALISBURY, MD; Abbreviation: SBY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cape May:

  • CAPE MAY COUNTY (about 5 miles; WILDWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: WWD)
  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 22 miles; WOODBINE, NJ; Abbreviation: 1N4)
  • OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 31 miles; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: 26N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cape May:

  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 38 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 46 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,587)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SEWELL, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,135)
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,662)

Schools

Public high school in Cape May:

  • LOWER CAPE MAY REG HIGH (Students: 1,137; Location: 687 RT 9; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cape May:

  • RICHARD M TEITELMAN SCH (Students: 708; Location: 687 RT 9; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • SANDMAN CONSOLIDATED (Students: 570; Location: 838 SEASHORE RD; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • MAUD ABRAMS SCHOOL (Students: 529; Location: 714 TOWN BANK RD; Grades: 03 – 04)
  • CARL T. MITNICK SCHOOL (Students: 422; Location: 905 SEASHORE ROAD; Grades: 01 – 02)
  • CAPE MAY CITY ELEM (Students: 211; Location: 921 LAFAYETTE ST; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Cape May:

  • OUR LADY STAR OF SEA SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 520 LAFAYETTE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

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