Cumberland County vs. Cape May County
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Cumberland County (NJ) Cape May County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 150,972 92,560
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -3.6% -4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 156,633 97,261
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 156,898 97,265
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.9% 17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.3% 26.6%
Female persons, percent 49.0% 51.1%
White alone, percent 71.9% 91.8%
Black or African American alone, percent 21.9% 4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 1.5% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.0% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 31.4% 7.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 45.9% 85.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,521 6,783
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.4% 4.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 56,490 99,436
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 64.4% 77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $162,500 $296,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,611 $1,884
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $728 $775
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,028 $1,112
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.2% 30.0%
Building permits, 2018 74 643
Households, 2014-2018 50,608 39,904
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.77 2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.0% 88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 27.9% 9.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 82.7% 89.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 74.4% 82.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 77.9% 91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 14.7% 31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.1% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.1% 8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.0% 56.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.2% 52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 173,701 592,998
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 872,101 443,661
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,811,963 98,208
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,049,003 1,639,427
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,986 $17,023
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.0 22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,593 $63,690
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,946 $38,496
Persons in poverty, percent 15.2% 10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,815 3,850
Total employment, 2017 47,231 26,890
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,880,237 1,106,046
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.5% -2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 6,096 8,387
All firms, 2012 8,322 10,928
Men-owned firms, 2012 5,083 6,043
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,245 3,319
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,388 675
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,504 9,985
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 807 881
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,018 9,437
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.5% 1.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.6% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.4% 27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 324.4 386.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 483.70 251.43
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cumberland county (NJ) and Cape May county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.