Marital Status in Cape May, New Jersey (City)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May
Female Male
New Jersey
Cape May
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-22.184066%-31.376315%-22.184066%22%22.184066%29.621186%31.376315%6.094149%51.805252%52%323947-40.754923%-6.978593%-46.760005%-47.733516%48%40.754923%46.760005%4.816076%40.754923%41%695745-0.984683%-11.515317%-8.392932%-3.959471%-12.500000%13%0.984683%8.392932%0.984683%1%18218-6.455142%-11.127275%-2.560523%-6.950754%-17.582418%18%6.455142%2.560523%6.455142%6%256118
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
Female Male
New Jersey
Cape May
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-22.184066%-31.376315%-22.184066%22%22.184066%29.621186%31.376315%6.094149%51.805252%52%323947-38.347921%-8.149332%-44.345538%-46.497253%46%38.347921%44.345538%4.220374%38.347921%38%677701-0.000000%-1.598591%-0.654106%0.000000%0%0.000000%0.000000%1.598591%0.000000%0%00-1.236264%-2.414466%-1.236264%1%1.236264%1.170738%2.414466%0.595702%2.407002%2%1844-6.455142%-11.127275%-2.560523%-6.950754%-17.582418%18%6.455142%2.560523%6.455142%6%256118-0.984683%-11.515317%-6.794341%-3.305365%-12.500000%13%0.984683%6.794341%0.984683%1%18218
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
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4430 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1713.953%14.0%29.268%29.3%27.660%27.7%55.921%55.9%66.975%67.0%89.781%89.8%73.770%73.8%100.000%100%68.644%68.6%75.000%75.0%39.241%39.2%68.085%68.1%60.784%60.8%100.000%100%43.182%43.2%47.368%47.4%96.970%97.0%30.952%31.0%51.429%51.4%51.572%51.6%29.070%29.1%4.722%4.72%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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
Female
Male
0%10%20%30%40%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4430 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%10.976%11.0%9.043%9.04%0.000%0%17.593%17.6%0.000%0%16.393%16.4%0.000%0%24.576%24.6%0.000%0%48.101%48.1%19.149%19.1%0.000%0%0.000%0%25.000%25.0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4430 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 170.000%0%0.000%0%10.638%10.6%5.263%5.26%3.704%3.70%6.569%6.57%5.464%5.46%0.000%0%6.780%6.78%25.000%25.0%12.658%12.7%12.766%12.8%39.216%39.2%0.000%0%31.818%31.8%52.632%52.6%3.030%3.03%69.048%69.0%48.571%48.6%48.428%48.4%70.930%70.9%95.278%95.3%100.000%100%100.000%100%100.000%100%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
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4430 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1786.047%86.0%59.756%59.8%52.660%52.7%38.816%38.8%11.728%11.7%3.650%3.65%4.372%4.37%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%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 places in New Jersey.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May
Cape May
New Jersey
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174213746327011163802810581364200
Count number of married in age cohort in Cape May

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Cape May
Cape May
New Jersey
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
100%50%0%50%CountBlack2Mixed2White1White HispanicOther2Asian2-22.093023%-51.370817%-3.708290%-9.644364%-22.093023%22%66.279070%-0.000000%11.627907%-0.000000%29.541966%5.734562%77.906977%78%86-29.411765%-7.843137%-50.260120%-2.923329%-7.888732%-37.254902%37%62.745098%-0.000000%0.000000%35.823250%3.104569%62.745098%63%51-36.334858%-6.507211%-28.769261%-1.205042%-8.997678%-42.842068%43%44.354555%-0.000000%12.803377%53.535667%7.492352%57.157932%57%2,843-58.474576%-9.322034%-41.029350%-3.252715%-9.250637%-67.796610%68%32.203390%-0.000000%0.000000%42.714553%3.752746%32.203390%32%118-71.891892%-46.060947%-4.034822%-7.981155%-71.891892%72%28.108108%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%39.170320%2.752756%28.108108%28%185-100.000000%-26.156392%-0.910627%-3.264372%-100.000000%100%0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%-0.000000%65.790274%3.878334%0.000000%0%1
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by Tract in Cape May

Married Marital Status by Tract#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
43.8%46.7%49.6%52.5%55.4%58.3%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
6.0%7.0%7.9%8.8%9.7%10.6%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
8.3%8.9%9.6%10.2%10.8%11.4%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
22.8%26.0%29.2%32.3%35.5%38.7%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Cape May

Married Marital Status by Block Group#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
25%34%42%50%58%67%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.3%6.6%10.0%13.3%16.6%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#16

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

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
11%24%37%49%62%75%
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Marital Status by Place in the Ocean City Area

There are 22 places in the Ocean City Area. This section compares Cape May to all of the places in the Ocean City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May.

Married by Place#18

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cape May, selected other places in the Ocean City Area, and entities that contain Cape May
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 PtLower Cape MayN WildwoodNew JerseyN Cape MayUnited StatesVillasWest Cape MayWildwoodNortheastMiddle AtlanticCape May CityCape 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%1091350.658544%50.658544%51%11,80811.8k49.125824%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%1,44043.848965%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 Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares Cape May to the 50 most populous places in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cape May, selected other places in New Jersey, and entities that contain Cape May
0%20%40%60%Count#WestfieldRidgewoodSummitIselinFair LawnFort LeeOld BridgeParamusS PlainfieldLakewoodOcean CityCape MaySayrevilleSomersetToms RiverElmwood ParkPalisades PkCliffside PkLower Cape MayBergenfieldNew JerseyUnited StatesCliftonN PlainfieldCarteretEnglewoodPrincetonRahwayKearnyNortheastMiddle AtlanticBayonneGarfieldCape May CityCape MayLong BranchVinelandJersey CityLindenLodiMillvilleWest New YorkPerth AmboyHackensackUnion CityPassaicElizabethHobokenRosellePatersonPleasantvillePlainfieldTrentonAtlantic CityNewarkBridgetonEast OrangeNew BrunswickCamden65.224078%65.224078%65%15,26715.3k163.446038%63.446038%63%12,12212.1k262.698649%62.698649%63%10,53410.5k362.526500%62.526500%63%10,02810.0k457.816341%57.816341%58%15,75915.8k557.214829%57.214829%57%18,05718.1k656.886351%56.886351%57%11,05711.1k756.668284%56.668284%57%12,84512.8k855.211537%55.211537%55%10,94910.9k954.308120%54.308120%54%16,62116.6k1053.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k52.648453%52.648453%53%19,21319.2k1152.330092%52.330092%52%10,38710.4k1252.312540%52.312540%52%38,01538.0k1352.248289%52.248289%52%8,5521450.936037%50.936037%51%9,1421550.730591%50.730591%51%10,86710.9k1650.658544%50.658544%51%11,80811.8k50.647463%50.647463%51%11,49911.5k1749.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k1847.729951%47.729951%48%8,5051947.432086%47.432086%47%9,2542046.969829%46.969829%47%10,80410.8k2146.961112%46.961112%47%12,10012.1k2246.959488%46.959488%47%11,01211.0k2346.840028%46.840028%47%15,90515.9k2446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M44.828035%44.828035%45%24,08724.1k2544.784029%44.784029%45%11,23911.2k2643.848965%43.848965%44%1,44043.848965%43.848965%44%1,44043.169221%43.169221%43%10,59210.6k2741.961752%41.961752%42%20,40620.4k2841.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k2941.872264%41.872264%42%14,44314.4k3041.573534%41.573534%42%8,4073140.624018%40.624018%41%9,0493240.279646%40.279646%40%17,37117.4k3340.006986%40.006986%40%16,03616.0k3439.411279%39.411279%39%14,80814.8k3537.022161%37.022161%37%20,83220.8k3636.990251%36.990251%37%18,85818.9k3736.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k3835.308801%35.308801%35%16,40816.4k3934.798720%34.798720%35%6,1984033.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k4131.888372%31.888372%32%5,1424231.361463%31.361463%31%12,59112.6k4329.607192%29.607192%30%19,79319.8k4428.897104%28.897104%29%8,9114528.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4627.933080%27.933080%28%5,2264725.677127%25.677127%26%13,38613.4k4823.118387%23.118387%23%10,42210.4k4922.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Cape May to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Married by Place#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cape May, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Cape May
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#NewtonOcean CityCape MayToms RiverLower Cape MayWarwickNew JerseyUnited StatesCliftonNashuaStamfordNorwalkNortheastNew RochelleMiddle AtlanticDanburyQuincyCranstonCape May CityCape MayCheektowagaYonkersJersey CityManchesterNew YorkLynnPawtucketFall RiverBrocktonScrantonBethlehemNew BedfordElizabethLowellWaterburyErieNew BritainWorcesterAllentownPatersonBridgeportLawrenceCambridgeSomervillePittsburghSpringfieldProvidenceReadingTrentonPhiladelphiaBostonNew HavenNewarkBuffaloSyracuseAlbanyHartfordRochesterCamden55.195022%55.195022%55%39,73639.7k153.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k52.312540%52.312540%52%38,01538.0k250.658544%50.658544%51%11,80811.8k49.792229%49.792229%50%34,86934.9k349.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.926287%47.926287%48%33,73133.7k447.872782%47.872782%48%34,59034.6k547.708686%47.708686%48%49,87849.9k647.315482%47.315482%47%34,52834.5k746.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.538491%46.538491%47%30,49930.5k846.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.364071%45.364071%45%31,40631.4k945.010998%45.010998%45%36,21936.2k1044.426997%44.426997%44%30,27330.3k1143.848965%43.848965%44%1,44043.848965%43.848965%44%1,44043.283512%43.283512%43%27,62727.6k1242.240464%42.240464%42%69,21169.2k1341.874304%41.874304%42%89,86189.9k1440.787890%40.787890%41%37,61537.6k1539.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M1639.097828%39.097828%39%28,20428.2k1738.517223%38.517223%39%22,24122.2k1837.852823%37.852823%38%27,85427.9k1937.149652%37.149652%37%27,64927.6k2036.625339%36.625339%37%23,21923.2k2136.466793%36.466793%36%23,17123.2k2236.379554%36.379554%36%28,04928.0k2336.185295%36.185295%36%35,78435.8k2435.774308%35.774308%36%31,75931.8k2535.527374%35.527374%36%30,48030.5k2635.400913%35.400913%35%28,60528.6k2735.129097%35.129097%35%20,59920.6k2834.956260%34.956260%35%53,26653.3k2933.802137%33.802137%34%31,50931.5k3033.269593%33.269593%33%37,92937.9k3133.142369%33.142369%33%38,76038.8k3232.811712%32.811712%33%20,17120.2k3331.922562%31.922562%32%31,26431.3k3431.327914%31.327914%31%22,39122.4k3530.957951%30.957951%31%81,90781.9k3630.829076%30.829076%31%37,17037.2k3730.080780%30.080780%30%43,68043.7k3829.643510%29.643510%30%19,45819.5k3929.607192%29.607192%30%19,79319.8k4029.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4129.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4228.087631%28.087631%28%29,78329.8k4328.027675%28.027675%28%61,89861.9k4427.953045%27.953045%28%58,60358.6k4526.741756%26.741756%27%31,48231.5k4624.528145%24.528145%25%20,65020.7k4724.360365%24.360365%24%24,02224.0k4823.919951%23.919951%24%40,19740.2k4922.034451%22.034451%22%12,16512.2k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Cape May to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cape May. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Cape May, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Cape May
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Ocean CityCape MaySan JoseColorado SpgsLower Cape MayVirginia BchNew JerseyUnited StatesMesaWichitaNortheastEl PasoMiddle AtlanticOklahoma CityFort WorthArlingtonOmahaCape May CityCape MaySan DiegoJacksonvilleTulsaLas VegasCharlotteAlbuquerqueSan AntonioLouisvilleHoustonPhoenixPortlandRaleighSeattleSacramentoFresnoAustinNashville-DavidsonDallasKansas CityNew YorkSan FranciscoDenverIndianapolisLos AngelesOaklandLong BeachColumbusTucsonChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisMilwaukeePhiladelphiaBostonWashingtonAtlantaBaltimoreClevelandDetroit53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k53.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k50.903201%50.903201%51%412,320412k150.736762%50.736762%51%182,422182k250.658544%50.658544%51%11,80811.8k50.005906%50.005906%50%182,041182k349.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M47.775129%47.775129%48%179,151179k446.960737%46.960737%47%142,222142k546.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.558929%46.558929%47%243,560244k646.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M46.457813%46.457813%46%224,637225k745.965381%45.965381%46%283,816284k845.908243%45.908243%46%138,019138k944.590793%44.590793%45%155,967156k1043.848965%43.848965%44%1,44043.848965%43.848965%44%1,44043.516736%43.516736%44%494,945495k1142.699143%42.699143%43%294,107294k1242.656314%42.656314%43%134,875135k1342.608360%42.608360%43%208,922209k1442.506557%42.506557%43%272,436272k1542.199784%42.199784%42%189,112189k1642.018657%42.018657%42%474,981475k1741.770669%41.770669%42%206,505207k1841.456165%41.456165%41%728,595729k1941.434087%41.434087%41%499,057499k2040.860277%40.860277%41%213,754214k2140.742721%40.742721%41%146,301146k2240.588351%40.588351%41%235,410235k2340.158552%40.158552%40%155,820156k2439.918085%39.918085%40%154,477154k2539.907888%39.907888%40%295,567296k2639.869326%39.869326%40%209,119209k2739.852215%39.852215%40%397,215397k2839.694400%39.694400%40%150,023150k2939.360285%39.360285%39%2,736,5012.74M3039.306154%39.306154%39%295,734296k3139.068367%39.068367%39%212,453212k3238.533886%38.533886%39%257,789258k3338.528315%38.528315%39%1,238,0031.24M3438.272065%38.272065%38%130,316130k3538.043816%38.043816%38%143,386143k3636.461222%36.461222%36%245,648246k3735.666535%35.666535%36%153,920154k3834.991275%34.991275%35%774,654775k3934.130003%34.130003%34%124,981125k4034.058799%34.058799%34%114,098114k4131.639052%31.639052%32%163,211163k4230.116551%30.116551%30%140,104140k4329.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k4429.130336%29.130336%29%165,206165k4528.183356%28.183356%28%157,791158k4626.937102%26.937102%27%102,973103k4726.884245%26.884245%27%136,972137k4825.309060%25.309060%25%79,70079.7k4922.633004%22.633004%23%122,402122k50
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Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Cape May 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.

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State:
New Jersey
County:
Cape May
Metro Area:
Ocean City Area
ZIP Codes:
08204, 08212, 08260
Elementary School District:
Cape May City
Secondary School District:
Lower Cape May
Congressional District:
NJ-2
State Senate District:
NJ-1
General Assembly District:
NJ-1
Neighboring Boroughs:
West Cape May
Nearby Boroughs:
Cape May Point, West Wildwood, Wildwood Crest
Nearby Cities:
North Wildwood, Wildwood
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Diamond Beach, Erma, North Cape May, Rio Grande, Villas