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Long Branch, NJ vs Cape May, NJ

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- Cape May is 0% more densely populated than Long Branch.
- People are 28.1% more likely to be married in Cape May.
- The Median Age is 0.3 years younger in Cape May.
 Long Branch, NJCape May, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,922329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 201030,842  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock4,034285,036,114
 Population - 199028,658  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-15.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,181.693.4
 Land Area5.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Long Branch, NJCape May, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock7.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Long Branch, NJCape May, NJUnited States
 White56.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.4%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock23.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Long Branch, NJCape May, NJUnited States
 Married Population44.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock43.0%50.2%
 Never Married40.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.072.60
 Households12,758  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock75980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,016  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock2.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Long Branch    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I Live at the Jersey Shore and it is really like a year round vacation. Great beaches,mountians and sking. But the cost of living here has gone sky  More

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Reviews for Cape May    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of  More

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From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone  More

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