Cape May County vs. Cumberland County

Cape May County (NJ)Cumberland County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)92,560150,972
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.8%-3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)97,261156,633
Population, Census, April 1, 201097,265156,898
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.5%23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent26.6%15.3%
Female persons, percent51.1%49.0%
White alone, percent91.8%71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent4.9%21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%1.6%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.9%31.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.2%45.9%
Veterans, 2014-20186,7836,521
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)99,43656,490
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.6%64.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$296,600$162,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,884$1,611
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$775$728
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,112$1,028
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.0%20.2%
Building permits, 201864374
Households, 2014-201839,90450,608
Persons per household, 2014-20182.282.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.1%27.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.0%82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.7%74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.2%77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.5%14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.1%12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%56.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)592,998173,701
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)443,661872,101
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)98,2082,811,963
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,639,4272,049,003
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,023$12,986
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.724.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,690$52,593
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,496$23,946
Persons in poverty, percent10.3%15.2%
Total employer establishments, 20173,8502,815
Total employment, 201726,89047,231
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,106,0461,880,237
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.2%2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,3876,096
All firms, 201210,9288,322
Men-owned firms, 20126,0435,083
Women-owned firms, 20123,3192,245
Minority-owned firms, 20126752,388
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,9855,504
Veteran-owned firms, 2012881807
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,4377,018
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%8.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.0%21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010386.9324.4
Land area in square miles, 2010251.43483.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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