Moving to Cape May, New Jersey
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:
- BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
- BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; LEWES, DE)
- SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; SOMERS POINT, NJ)
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)