
DP-4. Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Cape May County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
| Subject | Number | Percent | Subject | Number | Percent | |
| Total housing units | 91,047 | 100.0 | OCCUPANTS PER ROOM | |||
| UNITS IN STRUCTURE | Occupied housing units | 42,148 | 100.0 | |||
| 1-unit, detached | 46,991 | 51.6 | 1.00 or less | 41,427 | 98.3 | |
| 1-unit, attached | 8,301 | 9.1 | 1.01 to 1.50 | 561 | 1.3 | |
| 2 units | 15,804 | 17.4 | 1.51 or more | 160 | 0.4 | |
| 3 or 4 units | 5,983 | 6.6 | ||||
| 5 to 9 units | 4,021 | 4.4 | Specified owner-occupied units | 25,617 | 100.0 | |
| 10 to 19 units | 2,412 | 2.6 | VALUE | |||
| 20 or more units | 4,714 | 5.2 | Less than $50,000 | 319 | 1.2 | |
| Mobile home | 2,807 | 3.1 | $50,000 to $99,999 | 7,199 | 28.1 | |
| Boat, RV, van, etc. | 14 | 0.0 | $100,000 to $149,999 | 7,130 | 27.8 | |
| $150,000 to $199,000 | 4,530 | 17.7 | ||||
| YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | $200,000 to $299,999 | 3,302 | 12.9 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 2,052 | 2.3 | $300,000 to $499,999 | 2,082 | 8.1 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 4,938 | 5.4 | $500,000 to $999,999 | 877 | 3.4 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 5,645 | 6.2 | $1,000,000 or more | 178 | 0.7 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 16,855 | 18.5 | Median (dollars) | 137,600 | (X) | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 15,791 | 17.3 | ||||
| 1960 to 1969 | 12,669 | 13.9 | MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED | |||
| 1940 to 1959 | 20,055 | 22.0 | MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| 1939 or earlier | 13,042 | 14.3 | With a mortgage | 16,413 | 64.1 | |
| Less than $300 | 20 | 0.1 | ||||
| ROOMS | $300 to $499 | 304 | 1.2 | |||
| 1 room | 800 | 0.9 | $500 to $699 | 1,400 | 5.5 | |
| 2 rooms | 2,632 | 2.9 | $700 to $999 | 3,780 | 14.8 | |
| 3 rooms | 6,366 | 7.0 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 6,453 | 25.2 | |
| 4 rooms | 16,899 | 18.6 | $1,500 to $1,999 | 2,686 | 10.5 | |
| 5 rooms | 20,775 | 22.8 | $2,000 or more | 1,770 | 6.9 | |
| 6 rooms | 18,447 | 20.3 | Median (dollars) | 1,178 | (X) | |
| 7 rooms | 10,302 | 11.3 | Not mortgaged | 9,204 | 35.9 | |
| 8 rooms | 7,094 | 7.8 | Median (dollars) | 435 | (X) | |
| 9 or more rooms | 7,732 | 8.5 | ||||
| Median (rooms) | 5.4 | (X) | SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS | |||
| AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD | ||||||
| Occupied Housing Units | 42,148 | 100.0 | INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT | Less than 15 percent | 7,373 | 28.8 | |||
| 1999 to March 2000 | 6,477 | 15.4 | 15 to 19 percent | 4,054 | 15.8 | |
| 1995 to 1998 | 10,874 | 25.8 | 20 to 24 percent | 3,451 | 13.5 | |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7,012 | 16.6 | 25 to 29 percent | 2,660 | 10.4 | |
| 1980 to 1989 | 8,904 | 21.1 | 30 to 34 percent | 2,086 | 8.1 | |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4,849 | 11.5 | 35 percent or more | 5,860 | 22.9 | |
| 1969 or earlier | 4,032 | 9.6 | Not computed | 133 | 0.5 | |
| VEHICLES AVAILABLE | Specified renter-occupied units | 10,787 | 100.0 | |||
| None | 4,145 | 9.8 | GROSS RENT | |||
| 1 | 17,518 | 41.6 | Less than $200 | 351 | 3.3 | |
| 2 | 15,804 | 37.5 | $200 to $299 | 411 | 3.8 | |
| 3 or more | 4,681 | 11.1 | $300 to $499 | 1,629 | 15.1 | |
| $500 to $749 | 3,911 | 36.3 | ||||
| HOUSE HEATING FUEL | $750 to $999 | 2,581 | 23.9 | |||
| Utility Gas | 19,872 | 47.1 | $1,000 to $1,499 | 695 | 6.4 | |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP gas | 5,526 | 13.1 | $1,500 or more | 167 | 1.5 | |
| Electricity | 10,784 | 25.6 | No cash rent | 1,042 | 9.7 | |
| Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. | 5,245 | 12.4 | Median (dollars) | 650 | (X) | |
| Coal or coke | 21 | 0.0 | ||||
| Wood | 453 | 1.1 | GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF | |||
| Solar energy | 2 | 0.0 | HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999 | |||
| Other fuel | 180 | 0.4 | Less than 15 percent | 1,383 | 12.8 | |
| No fuel used | 65 | 0.2 | 15 to 19 percent | 1,264 | 11.7 | |
| 20 to 24 percent | 1,441 | 13.4 | ||||
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS | 25 to 29 percent | 1,272 | 11.8 | |||
| Lacking complete plumbing facilities | 126 | 0.3 | 30 to 34 percent | 777 | 7.2 | |
| Lacking complete kitchen facilities | 335 | 0.8 | 35 percent or more | 3,423 | 31.7 | |
| No telephone service | 700 | 1.7 | Not computed | 1,227 | 11.4 | |
| Date: July 7, 2006 | ||||||
| -Represent zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable. | ||||||
| Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000. | ||||||
- Page last reviewed December 31, 2008
- Page last updated December 31, 2008
- Content source: CDC Emergency Risk Communication Branch (ERCB), Division of Emergency Operations (DEO), Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)

