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Cape May Point, NJ map Population (year 2000): 241. Estimated population in July 2006: 230 (-4.6% change)
 

Males: 118  (49.0%)
Females: 123  (51.0%)

Cape May County

Median resident age:  64.2 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 08212.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $68,800 (it was $55,313 in 2000)
Cape May Point  $68,800
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $666,800 (it was $301,400 in 2000)
Cape May Point  $666,800
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Cape May Point:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • Black (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

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Ancestries: Irish (26.6%), English (26.1%), German (12.0%), Italian (5.8%), Polish (5.8%), Dutch (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

Land area: 0.29 square miles.

Population density: 796 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cape May Point

  • High school or higher: 91.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 17.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cape May Point borough

  • Never married: 9.3%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 19.1%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

12 residents are foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 2.1% Europe).

This city:  5.0%
New Jersey:  17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cape May Point:  0.8% ($2,325)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)

Cape May Point satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (37.7 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (74.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Cape May borough, NJ (2.2 miles ), North Cape May, NJ (3.1 miles ), Cape May, NJ (3.7 miles ), Villas, NJ (6.0 miles ), Erma, NJ (7.0 miles ), Diamond Beach, NJ (7.9 miles ), Rio Grande, NJ (8.1 miles ), Wildwood Crest borough, NJ (9.1 miles ).

Latitude: 38.94 N, Longitude: 74.97 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-14.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (36%)
  • Public administration (18%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (21%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
  • Social assistance (17%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (13%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (18%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (14%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Computer specialists (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
  • Lawyers (7%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (21%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (21%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (13%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)


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Crime in Cape May Point by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 001000
    per 100,000 0.00.0411.50.00.00.0
Burglaries 232384
    per 100,000 823.01219.5823.01229.53333.31694.9
Thefts 21133825
    per 100,000 823.04471.51234.61229.53333.310593.2
Auto thefts 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 90.5264.2189.3135.2366.7542.4

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Cape May Point-area historical tornado activity is below New Jersey state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/27/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.7 miles away from the Cape May Point city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1956, a category 2 tornado 23.6 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cape May Point:
  • BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • SOUTH JERSEY HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 34 miles; BRIDGETON, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cape May Point:
  • DOVER AFB (about 36 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 45 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; ID: ACY)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 56 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cape May Point:
  • CAPE MAY COUNTY (about 7 miles; WILDWOOD, NJ; ID: WWD)
  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 23 miles; WOODBINE, NJ; ID: 1N4)
  • MILLVILLE MUNI (about 31 miles; MILLVILLE, NJ; ID: MIV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cape May Point:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 33 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 48 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
  • CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)

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Lake: Lily, Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Cape May Bird Observatory (Nature Centers; 701 East Lake Drive).

 

Average household size:
This city:  1.8 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  58.6%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.7%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

Cape May Point compared to New Jersey state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$332
Streets and Highways 1$4,251$51,0120$0
Financial Administration 1$4,251$51,0123$4,457
Totals for Government 2$8,502$51,0124$4,789



5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.80%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Cape May County:  0.10%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Atlantic County, NJ  0.85% ($46,122 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.55% ($57,876)
from Camden County, NJ  0.42% ($68,377)


6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.64%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)
Cape May County:  0.07%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Atlantic County, NJ  1.52% ($54,812 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ  0.44% ($49,600)
to Camden County, NJ  0.32% ($47,339)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cape May Point:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCMC (1230 AM; 1 kW; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cape May Point:
  • WDOX (106.7 FM; NORTH CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WJNN, INC.)
  • WBNJ (93.1 FM; WILDWOOD CREST, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WCZT (98.7 FM; VILLAS, NJ; Owner: WZK, LLC)
  • WWCJ (89.1 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WGBZ (105.5 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WZXL (100.7 FM; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • WNJZ (90.3 FM; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WWZK (94.3 FM; AVALON, NJ; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • WJNE (103.5 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WIXM (97.3 FM; MILLVILLE, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY II LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WXJN (105.9 FM; LEWES, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGMD (92.7 FM; REHOBOTH BEACH, DE; Owner: RESORT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cape May Point:
  • W05AX (Channel 5; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: WILDWOOD FIVE TELEVISION)
  • WMGM-TV (Channel 40; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)

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