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Cape May County

Population in July 2008: 223. Population change since 2000: -7.5%
 

Males: 109  (49.0%)
Females: 114  (51.0%)

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

Zip codes: 08212.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $69,150 (it was $55,313 in 2000)
Cape May Point:  $69,150
New Jersey:  $67,035

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $69,532
Cape May Point:  $69,532
New Jersey:  $33,832

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $763,768 (it was $310,000 in 2000)
Cape May Point:  $763,768
New Jersey:  $372,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $784,315; Detached houses: $768,711

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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%)

2008 cost of living index in Cape May Point: 133.4 (high, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 758 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 borough:  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)

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

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (74.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: West Cape May borough, NJ (1.3 miles ), Cape May, NJ (1.7 miles ), North Cape May, NJ (1.7 miles ), Villas, NJ (2.4 miles ), Erma, NJ (2.5 miles ), Diamond Beach, NJ (2.5 miles ), Rio Grande, NJ (2.7 miles ), Wildwood Crest borough, NJ (2.7 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 2007
Murders 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0010000
    per 100,000 0.00.0411.50.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 2323843
    per 100,000 823.01219.5823.01229.53333.31694.91310.0
Thefts 211338257
    per 100,000 823.04471.51234.61229.53333.310593.23056.8
Auto thefts 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Arson 0000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 90.5264.2189.3135.2366.7542.4214.0

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Average climate in Cape May Point, New Jersey

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Cape May Point-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Jersey state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/27/1971, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the Cape May Point borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/6/1956, a category 2 tornado 22.8 miles away from the borough center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Cape May Point-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.2 miles away from Cape May Point center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Cape May Point topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Cape May Point:
  • BURDETE TOMLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NJ)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • SOUTH JERSEY HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 33 miles; BRIDGETON, NJ)

Political contributions by individuals in Cape May Point, NJ

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cape May Point:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 29 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 45 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 56 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)

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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 borough:  1.8 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

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

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This borough:  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 2007:
This borough:  1.7%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This borough:  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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2004 Presidential Election results in Cape May County New Jersey:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Cape May Point

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents68.0%10.8%4.5%3.3%2.3%
Congregations17.6%29.4%7.1%7.1%5.9%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents2.1%1.4%1.4%0.7%5.5%
Congregations4.7%5.9%2.4%1.2%18.8%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 3$4,917
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$9,336
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$509
Welfare 0$0 1$766
Water Supply 2$3,728$22,3680$0
Other and Unallocable 2$3,897$23,3820$0
Totals for Government 4$7,625$22,87513$15,528


Cape May Point government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $110,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $240,000
    Parks and Recreation: $108,000
    All Other: $7,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $119,000
    Regular Highways: $113,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $239,000
    Police Protection: $194,000
    Sewerage: $191,000
    General - Other: $154,000
    Parks and Recreation: $135,000
    Financial Administration: $95,000
    Solid Waste Management: $80,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    Central Staff Services: $53,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $41,000
    General Public Buildings: $29,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $24,000
    Local Fire Protection: $7,000
    Health - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $177,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $236,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $28,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $6,000
    Sale of Property: $2,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,586,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,350,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $28,000
    General - Other: $23,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $968,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $321,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $33,000
    All Other: $9,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,060,000
    Other License: $37,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $346,000

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:
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WCMC (1230 AM; 1 kW; WILDWOOD, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • 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.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)

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)
  • WXJN (105.9 FM; LEWES, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIXM (97.3 FM; MILLVILLE, NJ; Owner: MILLENNIUM ATLANTIC CITY II LICENSE HOLDCO, LLC)
  • WGMD (92.7 FM; REHOBOTH BEACH, DE; Owner: RESORT BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTKU (98.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: SOUTH JERSEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WKOE (106.3 FM; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Owner: OCEAN COMMUNICATIONS)
  • W222AL (92.3 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

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.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4
  • Yale Ave Fire House, Call Sign: KNJX317, Licensee ID: L00068872
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.745 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/07/2004, Expiration Date: 08/18/2014
    Registrant: County Of Cape May, 30 W Mechanic St, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210, Phone: (609) 465-9408
  • Fire House Yale Ave, Call Sign: KWQ674, Licensee ID: L00068872
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.085 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/06/2004, Expiration Date: 03/01/2014
    Registrant: County Of Cape May, 4 Moore Road, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210, Phone: (609) 465-1035, Fax: (609) 465-1418, Email:
  • Lighthouse & Yale Ave, Call Sign: WYC538
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.085 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/11/2003, Expiration Date: 11/04/2013
    Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd 134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510
  • Lighthouse Ave, Call Sign: WNHD825, Licensee ID: L00016788
    Assigned Frequencies : 159.375 MHz, 159.405 MHz, 159.465 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/04/2001, Expiration Date: 09/29/2011
    Registrant: State Of New Jersey, Cn-404 Rm 713, Trenton, NJ 08625, Phone: (609) 884-2152

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB2FWX, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 11/15/1988, Expiration Date: 11/15/1998, Cancelation Date: 11/16/2000
    Registrant: Peter W Thomas, 207 Harvard Ave, Cape May Point, NJ 08212
  • Call Sign: N2PUW, Previous Call Sign: KB2NWV
    Grant Date: 03/03/1992, Expiration Date: 03/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/04/2004
    Registrant: James N Handley, 321 Stites Ave, Cape May Point, NJ 08212
  • Call Sign: W2EMU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00311388
    Grant Date: 10/02/2007, Expiration Date: 10/21/2017
    Registrant: Richmond B Shreve Jr, 707 East Lake Drive, Cape May Point, NJ 08212-0250



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$353,8954$326,7131$106,9403$351,823
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$01$276,5600$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$259,3251$92,6101$221,400
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$311,4400$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0219.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$74,160
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0219.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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