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Cape May, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cape May, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,557. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CAPE-MAY-NJ · Cape May, NJ 1 ZIPs · 18,557 pop · #8498/25278 · Cape May County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $82,466
  • RANK-UPPER #8498/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Villas
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,557
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $461,400

Nearest income peer: Villas, NJ (+ $1,171 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cape May

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cape May on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cape May, NJ sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,557
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,466
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 08204 (18,557 residents). Household income $82,466 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cape May as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Absecon is the closest lower-income city and National Park the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cape May.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 08204, is all of Cape May

There is no split to weigh here: 08204 holds every one of Cape May's 18,557 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Cape May's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 618 establishments, 5,340 employees , annual payroll $263,728k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08204 (618 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (156) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Cape May, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Cape May County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cape May. See the Cape May County roll-up →

Cape May sits in the lower half of Cape May County on income: Cape May Court House, Ocean City and Woodbine report more, and only Wildwood reports less. Stone Harbor marks the far end of that range at $167,917, 104% above Cape May.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08204 18,557 $82,466 618 358
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Cape May roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cape May, .