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Housing units in Cape May County

Housing units in Cape May County was 99,599 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 21 counties in 2024.

2024, count99,599
Change on 2023-0%
Rank16th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high99,6252023
Series low99,5252022

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Housing units in Cape May County, 2021 to 2024

99.5K99.5K99.6K99.6K99.6K99.6K99.6K20212022202320242021: 99,567 count2022: 99,525 count2023: 99,625 count2024: 99,599 count99.5K99.6K99.6K99.6K99.6K202120242021: 99,567 count2022: 99,525 count2023: 99,625 count2024: 99,599 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Periodcount
202499,599
202399,625
202299,525
202199,567

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2024
Cape May County99,599
New Jersey3,791,354
United States143,775,355

Cape May County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 132,199 countBergen County: 369,613 countBurlington County: 186,315 countCamden County: 213,774 countCape May County: 99,599 countCumberland County: 57,282 countEssex County: 336,962 countGloucester County: 117,915 countHudson County: 320,959 countHunterdon County: 52,115 countMercer County: 151,138 countMiddlesex County: 317,979 countMonmouth County: 270,415 countMorris County: 199,506 countOcean County: 296,357 countPassaic County: 185,816 countSalem County: 27,732 countSomerset County: 133,639 countSussex County: 62,865 countUnion County: 212,385 countWarren County: 46,789 count
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  • 63K to 130K
  • 130K to 200K
  • 200K to 300K
  • 300K and over
Housing units, 2024, count. Cape May County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Housing units, Cape May County, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Housing units, Cape May County, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/cape-may-county-new-jersey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Housing units, Cape May County, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/cape-may-county-new-jersey.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Housing units, Cape May County, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/cape-may-county-new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units: Housing units, Cape May County, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/housing-units/cape-may-county-new-jersey. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the housing units in Cape May County?

Housing units in Cape May County was 99,599 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 21 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units in Cape May County?

99,625 in 2023, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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