Cape May Court House is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,573 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cape May Court House is the 297th largest community in New Jersey.Cape May Court House is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.37% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cape May Court House is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cape May Court House who work in food service (12.74%), sales jobs (11.80%), and office and administrative support (11.62%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.81% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about Cape May Court House is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Cape May Court House is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Cape May Court House is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.75% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Cape May Court House in 2022 was $40,983, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,932 for a family of four. However, Cape May Court House contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cape May Court House is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cape May Court House home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cape May Court House residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cape May Court House also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.66% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cape May Court House include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Cape May Court House is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
