Homeownership Rate in Cape May County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
80.3%
Rank #575/3,222 · #4 in NJ
82th
Cape May 80.3%
NJ 63.8% +25.8%
US 64.4% +24.7%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Cape May County's homeownership rate of 80.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Cape May County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #572 | Carlisle County, KY | 80.4% |
| #573 | Lincoln County, WA | 80.4% |
| #574 | Cotton County, OK | 80.3% |
| #575 | Cape May County, NJ | 80.3% |
| #576 | Marshall County, SD | 80.3% |
| #577 | Greenup County, KY | 80.3% |
| #578 | Lincoln County, OK | 80.3% |
About Homeownership Rate
Cape May County, New Jersey has a homeownership rate of 80.3%, ranking #575 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.7% above the national value of 64.4%. Within New Jersey, it ranks #4 of 21. This places it in the 82th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.