ZIP 08204 · Cape May
Who lives in ZIP code 08204 (Cape May, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cape May, NJ · Cape May County
uszips 2026
People16,573
Median age54.1
Household income$82,466
Home value$459,250
Median rent$1,176/mo
Poverty7.7%
College degree+40.3%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 313 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,450
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.7% are 65 or older; 84.6% are adults.
Household income
41.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,668.
Education (adults 25+)
37.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.0%
- Never married
- 25.3%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 10.8%
- Family size
- 2.55
- Dual-income families
- 55.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.2%
- Rent burden
- 24.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 7.5%
- With a disability
- 15.6%
- No health insurance
- 4.8%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.