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People QuickFacts |
Cape May County |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2007 estimate |
96,422 | 8,685,920 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
-5.8% | 3.2% |
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Population, 2000 |
102,326 | 8,414,350 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
4.8% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
20.1% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
20.6% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
51.8% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
92.7% | 76.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
5.1% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.9% | 7.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.1% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
4.3% | 15.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
89.0% | 62.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.1% | 59.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.2% | 17.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.6% | 25.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.9% | 82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.0% | 29.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
19,396 | 1,389,811 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.2 | 30.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
101,930 | 3,499,406 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
74.2% | 65.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
36.2% | 36.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$137,600 | $170,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
42,148 | 3,064,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.36 | 2.68 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$51,356 | $67,142 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$24,172 | $27,006 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
8.9% | 8.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Cape May County |
New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
4,109 | 243,0551 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
26,953 | 3,645,3811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
3.9% | 2.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
7,491 | 573,819 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
10,990 | 708,837 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 5.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 7.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
20.3% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
111,953 | 96,599,807 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 256,925,492 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,383,058 | 102,153,833 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,587 | $11,910 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
497,530 | 15,715,595 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
1,081 | 25,389 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
846,222 | 63,971,9971 |