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West Cape May borough, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
West Cape May borough is a Census borough of 1,011 people across 1.17 square miles of land, in Cape May County. Median household income is $91,250, 85.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m.
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West Cape May
What West Cape May is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.17 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land862
- County holding the largest share of its areaCape May County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Cape May
How many people live in West Cape May
- Population1,011
- Median age60.2
- Population under 18161 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1815.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over412
- Share 65 and over40.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Households487
- Family households308 plus or minus 70
- Share of households that are families63.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Cape May
Income and work in West Cape May
- Median household income$91,250
- Per capita income$61,404
- Civilian labor force464 plus or minus 109
- Employed463 plus or minus 109
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Adults 25 and over809
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent plus or minus 22.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher55.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Cape May
Housing in West Cape May
- Housing units1,028
- Occupied units487
- Vacant units541
- Vacancy rate52.6 percent
- Owner occupied415
- Renter occupied72 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate85.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$751,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,232 plus or minus $580
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Single family units890
- Share single family86.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more79 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more7.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 26
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Cape May
How West Cape May gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute340 plus or minus 101
- Commuting under 15 minutes204 plus or minus 102
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.0 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more35 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Drove alone43.4 percent
- Carpooled11.9 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home25.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Cape May
SBA loans in West Cape May (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,000,000
- Average approval$1,000,000
- Median approval$1,000,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,000,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Cape May
SBA loans in West Cape May (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,600,000
- Average approval$800,000
- Median approval$1,338,000
- Largest approval$1,338,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Cape May County, not West Cape May
Cape May County context, not West Cape May figures
These are Cape May County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Cape May measurements.
- Establishments in Cape May County3,816
- Employment at those establishments, Cape May County28,065
- Covered employment, Cape May County42,713
- Average annual pay, Cape May County$48,574
- Average weekly wage, Cape May County$934
- Housing units permitted, Cape May County895
- Of those, single family, Cape May County660
- County product, 2024, Cape May County$7,801,173,000
- County product change over the prior year, Cape May County5.2 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Cape May County$141,294
Every figure in this section is published for Cape May County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Cape May. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Cape May questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Cape May, New Jersey?
1,011, in 487 households. West Cape May borough covers 1.17 square miles of land, which is 862 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Cape May in?
Cape May County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Cape May?
$91,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $751,100. Median gross rent is $1,232 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Cape May businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totalling $1.0 m, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,000,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.6 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Cape May, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Cape May borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Cape May. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page West Cape May figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cape May County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Cape May.
Is zoning published for West Cape May?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.