Marital Status in Cape May County, New Jersey (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May County
Female Male
New Jersey
Cape May County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-23.550285%-31.376315%-23.550285%24%23.550285%8.497719%31.376315%6.094149%32.048004%32%9,88912,65812.7k-51.280036%-46.760005%-51.280036%51%51.280036%3.865924%46.760005%4.816076%55.145960%55%21,53321.5k21,78121.8k-8.575335%-4.144057%-8.392932%-3.959471%-12.719392%13%8.575335%8.392932%8.575335%9%5,3413,387-4.230701%-8.219586%-2.560523%-6.950754%-12.450287%12%4.230701%2.560523%4.230701%4%5,2281,671
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May County
Female Male
New Jersey
Cape May County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-23.550285%-31.376315%-23.550285%24%23.550285%8.497719%31.376315%6.094149%32.048004%32%9,88912,65812.7k-49.339144%-44.345538%-49.339144%49%49.339144%3.806664%44.345538%4.220374%53.145809%53%20,71820.7k20,99121.0k-1.172241%-0.623382%-1.598591%-0.654106%-1.795623%2%1.172241%1.598591%1.172241%1%754463-1.940892%-2.414466%-1.940892%2%1.940892%0.059260%2.414466%0.595702%2.000152%2%815790-4.230701%-8.219586%-2.560523%-6.950754%-12.450287%12%4.230701%2.560523%4.230701%4%5,2281,671-7.403094%-3.520675%-6.794341%-3.305365%-10.923769%11%7.403094%6.794341%7.403094%7%4,5872,924
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1720.428%20.4%55.422%55.4%41.002%41.0%68.537%68.5%61.060%61.1%76.051%76.1%67.744%67.7%76.415%76.4%64.525%64.5%66.434%66.4%58.537%58.5%65.648%65.6%65.527%65.5%63.648%63.6%64.395%64.4%65.802%65.8%67.933%67.9%58.967%59.0%61.238%61.2%55.640%55.6%40.978%41.0%27.807%27.8%11.050%11.1%4.497%4.50%7.748%7.75%2.126%2.13%1.601%1.60%0.000%0%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%25%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 176.164%6.16%2.957%2.96%6.881%6.88%6.200%6.20%16.396%16.4%9.947%9.95%16.878%16.9%11.242%11.2%17.163%17.2%16.361%16.4%25.610%25.6%16.772%16.8%20.691%20.7%13.681%13.7%20.329%20.3%10.767%10.8%3.121%3.12%8.913%8.91%7.619%7.62%3.522%3.52%3.288%3.29%0.791%0.79%0.705%0.71%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.683%0.68%0.308%0.31%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 171.936%1.94%4.710%4.71%6.596%6.60%6.262%6.26%5.065%5.07%7.059%7.06%6.142%6.14%9.264%9.26%12.461%12.5%14.556%14.6%13.077%13.1%17.378%17.4%9.787%9.79%21.498%21.5%14.845%14.8%23.315%23.3%28.539%28.5%31.848%31.8%31.143%31.1%40.838%40.8%55.734%55.7%69.894%69.9%88.245%88.2%95.503%95.5%91.322%91.3%97.191%97.2%98.091%98.1%100.000%100%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1771.472%71.5%36.911%36.9%45.521%45.5%19.002%19.0%17.479%17.5%6.943%6.94%9.236%9.24%3.080%3.08%5.852%5.85%2.649%2.65%2.776%2.78%0.202%0.20%3.996%4.00%1.173%1.17%0.431%0.43%0.116%0.12%0.407%0.41%0.272%0.27%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.507%1.51%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.930%0.93%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in New Jersey.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May County
Cape May County
New Jersey
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 179073,7908,7285,9864,7524,5343,8893,3432,5872,5341,71042510326
Count number of married in age cohort in Cape May County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May County
Cape May County
New Jersey
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Asian2Mixed2White HispanicBlack2Other2-25.246730%-1.084635%-9.605372%-28.769261%-1.205042%-8.997678%-35.936737%36%54.946466%9.116797%53.535667%7.492352%64.063263%64%71,63771.6k-30.111524%-4.460967%-1.858736%-26.156392%-0.910627%-3.264372%-36.431227%36%61.833953%1.734820%65.790274%3.878334%63.568773%64%807-40.744681%-4.893617%-7.340426%-50.260120%-2.923329%-7.888732%-52.978723%53%42.553191%4.468085%35.823250%3.104569%47.021277%47%940-44.182578%-4.594272%-6.145585%-41.029350%-3.252715%-9.250637%-54.922434%55%44.122912%0.954654%42.714553%3.752746%45.077566%45%3,352-47.531381%-4.490934%-7.894003%-51.370817%-3.708290%-9.644364%-59.916318%60%32.914923%7.168759%29.541966%5.734562%40.083682%40%3,585-55.698372%-3.684662%-4.884319%-46.060947%-4.034822%-7.981155%-64.267352%64%33.761782%1.970865%39.170320%2.752756%35.732648%36%1,167
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Cape May County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26%35%43%52%60%69%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.0%8.4%10.6%12.9%15.2%17.5%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
4.9%7.0%9.1%11.2%13.3%15.5%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%23%32%41%51%60%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Cape May County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
26%35%43%52%60%69%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
5.7%8.3%10.8%13.4%16.0%18.6%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
2.8%6.2%9.6%12.9%16.3%19.7%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
13%23%32%41%51%60%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Cape May County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
15%30%44%59%73%88%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%19%25%32%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%13%20%26%33%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
2%17%31%45%60%75%
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Marital Status by Place in Cape May County

There are 22 places in Cape May County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Cape May County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cape May County, selected places in Cape May County, and entities that contain Cape May County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Diamond BeachAvalonSea Isle CityBurleighStone HarborRio GrandeWildwood CrstBelleplainErmaCape May Court HouseCape May Court H…Ocean CityCape MayWest WildwoodOcean CityCape May PtN WildwoodNew JerseyN Cape MayUnited StatesVillasWest Cape MayWildwoodNortheastMiddle AtlanticCape MayStrathmereWhitesboroWoodbine83.980583%83.980583%84%173168.703428%68.703428%69%922267.690620%67.690620%68%1,234367.624021%67.624021%68%259464.855491%64.855491%65%561563.803399%63.803399%64%1,389660.769774%60.769774%61%1,721759.161148%59.161148%59%268858.865248%58.865248%59%996956.352368%56.352368%56%2,5461053.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k52.586207%52.586207%53%2441151.459404%51.459404%51%5,0071250.934579%50.934579%51%1091349.125824%49.125824%49%1,7141449.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.271605%48.271605%48%1,1731548.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.612784%47.612784%48%3,6201647.572816%47.572816%48%3921747.438243%47.438243%47%2,0741846.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M43.848965%43.848965%44%1,4401942.541436%42.541436%43%772034.115020%34.115020%34%6112126.090951%26.090951%26%56822
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 22 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Cape May County

There are 17 county subdivisions in Cape May County. This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Cape May County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cape May County, selected county subdivisions in Cape May County, and entities that contain Cape May County
0%20%40%60%Count#AvalonSea Isle CityStone HarborWildwood CrstDennisUpperMiddleOcean CityCape MayWest WildwoodLowerOcean CityCape May PtN WildwoodNew JerseyUnited StatesWest Cape MayWildwoodNortheastMiddle AtlanticCape MayWoodbine68.703428%68.703428%69%922167.690620%67.690620%68%1,234264.855491%64.855491%65%561360.769774%60.769774%61%1,721459.830050%59.830050%60%3,098557.534247%57.534247%58%5,754654.167729%54.167729%54%8,500753.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k52.586207%52.586207%53%244851.955627%51.955627%52%9,976951.459404%51.459404%51%5,0071050.934579%50.934579%51%1091149.125824%49.125824%49%1,7141249.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.572816%47.572816%48%3921347.438243%47.438243%47%2,0741446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M43.848965%43.848965%44%1,4401526.090951%26.090951%26%56816
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Cape May County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cape May County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Cape May County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HunterdonMorrisSomersetSussexBergenWarrenOcean CityCape MayOceanMonmouthMiddlesexBurlingtonGloucesterNew JerseyUnited StatesSalemMercerNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticAtlanticPassaicCamdenHudsonEssexCumberland57.736925%57.736925%58%60,77160.8k156.181183%56.181183%56%229,608230k255.702513%55.702513%56%150,057150k355.064124%55.064124%55%66,12166.1k454.340889%54.340889%54%415,992416k554.166385%54.166385%54%48,06448.1k653.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k753.128336%53.128336%53%249,819250k853.041209%53.041209%53%273,167273k951.864831%51.864831%52%352,546353k1050.867752%50.867752%51%188,581189k1150.860369%50.860369%51%120,446120k1249.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k1346.970825%46.970825%47%143,176143k1446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k1546.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.208534%45.208534%45%101,372101k1644.477998%44.477998%44%179,982180k1744.270359%44.270359%44%182,787183k1841.825972%41.825972%42%230,564231k1939.195679%39.195679%39%248,267248k2039.082589%39.082589%39%48,72748.7k21
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 21 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Cape May County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cape May County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cape May County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOcean CityCape MayOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantNew JerseyAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastMiddle AtlanticQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k453.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k52.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1649.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Cape May County aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Principal City:
Ocean City
Boroughs:
Avalon, Cape May Point, Stone Harbor, West Cape May, West Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine
Cities:
Cape May, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Wildwood
Townships:
Dennis, Lower, Middle, Upper
Unincorporated Places:
Belleplain, Burleigh, Cape May Court House, Diamond Beach, Erma, North Cape May, Rio Grande, Strathmere, Villas, Whitesboro
ZIP Codes:
08202, 08204, 08210, 08212, 08223, 08226, 08230, 08242, 08243, 08246, 08247, 08248, 08251, 08260, 08270
Unified School Districts:
Avalon Borough, Cape May Point Borough, Dennis Township, Middle Township, North Wildwood, Ocean, Sea Isle, Stone Harbor Borough, Upper Township, West Wildwood Borough, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest Borough, Woodbine Borough
Elementary School Districts:
Cape May City, Lower Township, West Cape May Borough
Secondary School District:
Lower Cape May
Congressional District:
NJ-2
State Senate District:
NJ-1
General Assembly District:
NJ-1
Neighboring Counties:
Atlantic, Cumberland, Kent, Sussex
Nearby Counties:
Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, New Castle, Salem