Cape May County, NJ Social Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Cape may county new jersey dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school23,063100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,5436.7
Kindergarten1,1445.0
Elementary school (grades 1-8)11,54150.0
High school (grades 9-12)5,36923.3
College or graduate school3,46615.0
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over72,878100.0
Less than 9th grade3,3194.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma9,89113.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)26,47536.3
Some college, no degree13,28918.2
Associate degree3,8565.3
Bachelor's degree11,28815.5
Graduate or professional degree4,7606.5
Percent high school graduate or higher81.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher22.0(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over83,418100.0
Never married18,94322.7
Now married, except separated46,19855.4
Separated1,7112.1
Widowed8,63110.3
Female
7,0108.4
Divorced7,9359.5
Female
4,8055.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,675100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren72243.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over78,781100.0
Civilian veterans12,66716.1
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years20,540100.0
With a disability1,6848.2
Population 21 to 64 years54,334100.0
With a disability10,39719.1
Percent employed
61.1(X)
No disability43,93780.9
Percent employed
76.1(X)
Population 65 years and over19,645100.0
With a disability7,31537.2
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over97,148100.0
Same house in 199559,40561.1
Different house in the U.S. in 199536,89938.0
Same county
19,59520.2
Different county
17,30417.8
Same state
7,3937.6
Different state
9,91110.2
Elsewhere in 19958440.9
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population102,326100.0
Native99,03896.8
Born in United States
97,62995.4
State of residence
48,54247.4
Different state
49,08748.0
Born outside United States
1,4091.4
Foreign born3,2883.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
8580.8
Naturalized citizen
2,0202.0
Not a citizen
1,2681.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)3,288100.0
Europe1,70451.8
Asia64419.6
Africa1534.7
Oceania300.9
Latin America64819.7
Northern America1093.3
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over97,148100.0
English only90,69693.4
Language other than English6,4526.6
Speak English less than 'very well
2,3312.4
Spanish
2,9173.0
Speak English less than "very well"
1,2741.3
Other Indo-European languages
2,9553.0
Speak English less than "very well"
8630.9
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3530.4
Speak English less than "very well"
1210.1
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population102,326100.0

Total ancestries reported

123,021120.2
Arab1680.2
Czech13170.3
Danish3340.3
Dutch1,4811.4
English13,53913.2
French (except Basque)12,6072.5
French Canadian14360.4
German22,25521.7
Greek8210.8
Hungarian6550.6
Irish128,83928.2
Italian17,50717.1
Lithuanian5590.5
Norwegian9060.9
Polish5,3005.2
Portuguese1490.1
Russian9941.0
Scotch-Irish2,0142.0
Scottish1,9001.9
Slovak2860.3
Subsaharan African2960.3
Swedish1,4481.4
Swiss2170.2
Ukrainian8800.9
United States or American5,0614.9
Welsh1,2951.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2230.2
Other ancestries12,53412.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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