Moving to Rio Grande, New Jersey

Population: 2,444
Males: 1,169 (47.8%), Females: 1,275 (52.2%)

Cape May County

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $28,424
Median house value: $110,900

Population by Race

Races in Rio Grande:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

Ancestries: United States (24.8%), Irish (22.7%), German (15.1%), Italian (13.0%), English (12.4%), Polish (5.2%).

Elevation: 22 feet

Land area: 2.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rio Grande

  • High school or higher: 69.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rio Grande CDP

  • Never married: 28.7%
  • Now married: 48.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

1.2% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rio Grande:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rio Grande:

  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 37 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)
  • DOVER AFB (about 41 miles; DOVER, DE; Abbreviation: DOV)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 64 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rio Grande:

  • CAPE MAY COUNTY (about 2 miles; WILDWOOD, NJ; Abbreviation: WWD)
  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 16 miles; WOODBINE, NJ; Abbreviation: 1N4)
  • OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 26 miles; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: 26N)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rio Grande:

  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 40 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 43 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,587)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SEWELL, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,135)
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,662)