Cape May County vs. Atlantic County

Cape May County (NJ)Atlantic County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)92,560265,429
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.8%-3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)97,261274,521
Population, Census, April 1, 201097,265274,549
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.5%21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent26.6%17.9%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.6%
White alone, percent91.8%71.1%
Black or African American alone, percent4.9%17.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.0%8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.9%19.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.2%55.9%
Veterans, 2014-20186,78312,963
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%16.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)99,436128,409
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.6%67.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$296,600$218,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,884$1,979
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$775$890
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,112$1,094
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.0%31.9%
Building permits, 2018643833
Households, 2014-201839,90499,874
Persons per household, 2014-20182.282.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.1%26.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.0%88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.7%80.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.2%86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.5%27.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.1%10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)592,9984,008,546
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)443,6611,969,273
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)98,208285,412
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,639,4274,292,714
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,023$15,586
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.724.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,690$59,989
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,496$31,366
Persons in poverty, percent10.3%12.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173,8506,239
Total employment, 201726,890103,653
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,106,0464,170,150
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.2%-2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,38717,255
All firms, 201210,92821,211
Men-owned firms, 20126,04311,850
Women-owned firms, 20123,3197,026
Minority-owned firms, 20126754,969
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,98515,444
Veteran-owned firms, 20128811,425
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,43718,637
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%7.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.0%27.8%
Population per square mile, 2010386.9494.1
Land area in square miles, 2010251.43555.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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