Cape May County, NJ Population

Overview

95,488

Total Population

50.4

Median age

50.92%

Female population %

96.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7,833

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Cape May County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cape May County is 50.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cape May County's population under 18 was 17.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cape May County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cape May County, 14.47% were under the age of 15, 15.55% aged 15 to 29, 43.21% aged 30 to 64, 23.97% aged 65 to 84, and 2.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,766 more females than males in Cape May County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.92% females and 49.08% males in Cape May County, NJ.
The Cape May County, NJ gender ratio is 96.4:100 i.e. 96.4 men to 100 women (0.964).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 4,578.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 4,825.

Cape May County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cape May County population: 88.88% are White, 3.88% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.75% are Asian, 2.58% are some other race and 3.86% are multiracial.
Cape May County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 7,833 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 87,655 (91.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cape May County is White with a population of 84,874 (88.88% of the total population).

Cape May County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 102,321 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cape May County's population decreased by 5,099 (4.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cape May County's population decreased by 2,182 (2.24%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Cape May County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 92,247.