Sussex County vs. Cape May County

Sussex County (DE)Cape May County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)229,28692,560
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.3%-4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)197,10697,261
Population, Census, April 1, 2010197,14597,265
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.6%17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent27.7%26.6%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.1%
White alone, percent82.9%91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.3%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%7.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent75.3%85.2%
Veterans, 2014-201818,5656,783
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.1%4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)141,10199,436
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.6%77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$248,900$296,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,440$1,884
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$454$775
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,018$1,112
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.2%30.0%
Building permits, 20183,180643
Households, 2014-201889,36539,904
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.7%9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%89.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201878.5%82.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.7%91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.5%31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.2%8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%56.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.6%52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)544,342592,998
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,169,242443,661
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,619,87398,208
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,142,0781,639,427
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$15,449$17,023
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.822.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$60,853$63,690
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$33,983$38,496
Persons in poverty, percent12.3%10.3%
Total employer establishments, 20175,6063,850
Total employment, 201769,31826,890
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,597,3121,106,046
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.9%-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,9948,387
All firms, 201218,61910,928
Men-owned firms, 20129,7406,043
Women-owned firms, 20126,3553,319
Minority-owned firms, 20122,279675
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,7139,985
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,121881
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,3049,437
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.5%1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.3%27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010210.6386.9
Land area in square miles, 2010936.08251.43

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Sussex county (DE) and Cape May county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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