Cape May Court House is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 4,704 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Cape May Court House is the 347th largest community in New Jersey.

Cape May Court House is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Cape May Court House is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cape May Court House who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.00%), sales jobs (10.85%), and teaching (10.11%).

Because of many things, Cape May Court House is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Cape May Court House a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Cape May Court House has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Cape May Court House's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Cape May Court House are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small town, Cape May Court House does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Cape May Court House Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Cape May Court House who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 22.24% of adults in Cape May Court House have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cape May Court House in 2000 was $21,541, 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 $86,164 for a family of four.

Cape May Court House is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cape May Court House home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cape May Court House is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cape May Court House include Irish, German, Italian, English, Polish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Cape May Court House is English.