Cape May County A Profile of Cape May County New Jersey Avalon ● Cape May ● Cape May Court House ● Cape May Point ● Dennis Township ● Lower Township ● Middle Township ● North Wildwood ● Ocean City ● Sea Isle City ● Stone Harbor ● Upper Township ● West Cape May ● West Wildwood ● Wildwood ● Wildwood Crest ● Woodbine Table of Contents Overview and Geographical Background ..................................................................................................... 3 Housing Density........................................................................................................................................ 4 Transportation ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Public Transportation ............................................................................................................................ 5 County Road Mileage ........................................................................................................................... 6 Commute: Travel Time to Work ........................................................................................................... 7 Demographics ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Population (2010) ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Race (2010) ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Population of Municipalities .................................................................................................................. 10 Population Density ................................................................................................................................. 11 Population Density under the Age of 18 ................................................................................................ 12 Political and Government Background ....................................................................................................... 13 Voter Registration .................................................................................................................................. 14 Voter Turnout ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Family Structure.......................................................................................................................................... 16 Education .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Adults ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 School Districts ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Youth Education Achievement ............................................................................................................... 18 HSPA Language Arts/Mathematics 2011-2012 ...................................................................................... 19 Dropout Rates ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Kids Count .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Housing and Income ................................................................................................................................... 21 Local Economy/ Job Sector ........................................................................................................................ 21 Unemployment ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Main Industries ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Largest Employers ................................................................................................................................. 22 Crime and Substance Abuse ....................................................................................................................... 23 Overview and Geographical Background1 Area: 251.43 sq. miles (14th in state) Population: 97,265 (2nd to last in state) Cape May County has 255 square miles of land area and approximately 371 square miles of water. Cape May County is the second least populated of the 21 counties in the State of New Jersey but the fourteenth largest county in square miles. The county mostly lies on a flat and costal peninsula which extends into the Delaware Bay. The lowest point in Cape May County is sea level, whereas the highest point can be found in three separate areas of the Belleplain State Forrest. 1 2010 U.S Census Housing Density2 Housing Density Housing Units Per Place %Change 2000-10 Square Miles (2010) Cape May County 391 9.6 SJ 7 County Avg.* 329.1 7.8 New Jersey 483.2 7.3 * The South Jersey Region includes Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties. Cape May County has less housing units per square mile than the State of New Jersey, but more than the region’s average. Also, the county’s housing density increased at a higher rate than both the state and the region between 2000 and 2010 Housing Units Per Square Mile 22.2 - 186.7 245.5 - 642.4 1024.0 - 2323.3 2639.7 - 4150.4 4911.6 - 6837.9 2 Ibid Transportation Public Transportation The service transportation network available in Cape May County includes fixed route, flexible fixed route and demand responsive services. The network is characterized by one operator, NJ Transit, which provides a limited amount of fixed route or demand responsive services throughout the county. The majority of public transportation services operated in the county is almost solely available to specific demographic or client groups. In addition, most of these services are limited to the daytime hours during weekdays only. However, the flexible fixed route and demand responsive services that are currently operated by the various providers represent a relatively large transportation system. A total demand response service network of 144 vehicles offers approximately 124,000 vehicle hours and provides 240,000 passenger trips annually.3 New Jersey Transit Fixed Route Services4 Route # From To Communities Served 313 Philadelphia Cape May Cape May Court House, N. Wildwood, Wildwood, Lower Township, Cape May 315 Philadelphia Cape May Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Cape May Court House, N. Wildwood, Wildwood, Lower Township, Cape May 316* Philadelphia Cape May N. Wildwood, Wildwood, Rio Grande, West Cape May, Cape May 319 New York Cape May Sea Isle City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, N. Wildwood, (PABT) ** Wildwood, Cape May 552 Cape May Atlantic Cape May, N. Cape May, Villas, Rio Grande, N. City Wildwood, Wildwood, Middle Township, Cape May Court House *Seasonal Work, Summer Only **Route 319 is only extended to Cape May during the summer months, throughout the remainder of the year, the route ends in Wildwood. 3 SJTPO Human Service Transportation Plan, Final Report Cape May County 2007 4 Ibid County Road Mileage5 Municipality Miles of Roads County Municipal Total Mileage Avalon Boro 5.42 36.18 44.60 Cape May Point Boro 1.87 5.52 7.39 Cape May City 6.64 24.99 31.63 Dennis Township 32.80 58.02 90.82 Lower Township 33.83 131.88 165.71 Middle Township 42.23 94.99 137.22 North Wildwood City 1.42 33.63 35.05 Ocean City 9.31 114.85 124.16 Sea Isle City 5.53 27.53 33.06 Stone Harbor Boro 2.73 20.72 23.45 Upper Township 36.95 74.84 111.79 West Cape May Boro 3.04 8.82 11.86 West Wildwood Boro 0.80 4.79 5.53 Wildwood Crest Boro 2.05 28.82 30.89 Wildwood City 2.37 29.92 32.29 Woodbine Boro 12.84 19.61 32.45 County Sub-Total 199.83 713.13 912.96 5 New Jersey Department of Transportation Commute: Travel Time to Work6 2012 Mean Travel Time Place %Change 2000-12 (Minutes) Cape May County 22.2 -4.3 SJ 7 County Avg. 25.4 1.6 New Jersey 30.7 .3 Cape May County commuters average commute time to work is shorter than New Jersey commuters and the region’s average. Also, commuters in Cape May travel time to work decrease by 4.3% from 2000 to 2012. Mean Travel Time to Work (Minutes) 13.6 - 15.5 17.9 - 21.6 22.4 - 24.7 25.3 - 28.4 30.7 - 36.5 6 U.S Census American Community Survey 2012 and 2000 Census Demographics Population (2010) 7 Place 2010 Population % change 2000-10 Cape May County 97,265 -4.9 SJ Region 1,845474 5.1 New Jersey 8,791,894 4.5 2010 Cape May County Population Cape May County Rest of SJ 5% 95% % Persons under % Persons 65 years Place % Females the age of 18 and older Cape May County 18.9 21.6 51.4 SJ Region 23.6 13.7 51.1 New Jersey 23.5 13.5 51.3 7 2010 U.S Census Race 8(2010) Percentage of Population by Race Hispanic or Latino Place White Black Asian Origin Cape May County 89.8% 4.7% 6.2% .9% SJ Region 71.8% 15.7% 11.7% 4.1% New Jersey 68.6% 13.7% 17.7% 8.3% Percentage of Population By Race 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% Cape May County 40.0% SJ Region