Cape May County vs. Sussex County

Cape May County (NJ)Sussex County (DE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)92,560229,286
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.8%16.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)97,261197,106
Population, Census, April 1, 201097,265197,145
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.5%18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent26.6%27.7%
Female persons, percent51.1%51.7%
White alone, percent91.8%82.9%
Black or African American alone, percent4.9%12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%1.1%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.9%9.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.2%75.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,78318,565
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%7.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)99,436141,101
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.6%79.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$296,600$248,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,884$1,440
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$775$454
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,112$1,018
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201330.0%11.2%
Building permits, 20186433,180
Households, 2014-201839,90489,365
Persons per household, 2014-20182.282.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.1%10.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.0%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.7%78.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.2%87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201831.5%26.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.1%7.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%51.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)592,998544,342
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)443,6611,169,242
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)98,2083,619,873
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,639,4273,142,078
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,023$15,449
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.725.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$63,690$60,853
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,496$33,983
Persons in poverty, percent10.3%12.3%
Total employer establishments, 20173,8505,606
Total employment, 201726,89069,318
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,106,0462,597,312
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.2%3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,38716,994
All firms, 201210,92818,619
Men-owned firms, 20126,0439,740
Women-owned firms, 20123,3196,355
Minority-owned firms, 20126752,279
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,98515,713
Veteran-owned firms, 20128812,121
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,43715,304
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%4.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.0%24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010386.9210.6
Land area in square miles, 2010251.43936.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cape May county (NJ) and Sussex county (DE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.