Rio Grande's Livability
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C-
Affordability -
B+
Housing -
B
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
B+
Crime -
B+
Commute -
C-
Education -
B
Weather -
A+
Amenities
About Rio Grande, NJ
Rio Grande, NJ is located in Cape May County in the state of New Jersey.
The total City Population for Rio Grande is about 3,530 with about 395 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $283,056, which is roughly 29% lower than the Average Home Value of $399,186 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 23% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $79,517, which is roughly 24% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $104,415 for the state of New Jersey, and roughly 18% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.39Male Population Estimate: 49.9%
Female Population Estimate: 50.1%
Median Age: 51.4
Male Median Age: 44.0
Female Median Age: 45.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:23.1%
Other:9%
Black:7.4%
Asian:0.7%
Indian:0.6%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 41.48%
Libertarian: 0.54%
Other: 0.28%
Green: 0.24%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Rio Grande specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Cape May County: About 1.5 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2019)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Cape May County: About 235.926 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Cape May County is about 62% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 18% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Rio Grande is about 14.9%.
New Jersey is ranked #6 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 80.81 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 67.65The average living wage for the state of New Jersey is $35.18/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.00/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Jersey a minimum wage score of 63.69 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.13/hr, which gives New Jersey a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 15.46 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Jersey is $319.68, resulting in a UI benefit score of 92.35 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ New Jersey does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Jersey does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Jersey does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ New Jersey does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X New Jersey does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Jersey does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Jersey does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Jersey does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Jersey does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Jersey does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ New Jersey does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Jersey does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ New Jersey does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Jersey does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Jersey does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Jersey does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Burleigh, NJ ( 2.68 mi. )
- N Cape May, NJ ( 2.74 mi. )
- Del Haven, NJ ( 2.90 mi. )
- Fishing Creek, NJ ( 2.97 mi. )
- Villas, NJ ( 3.03 mi. )
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- Cold Spring, NJ ( 4.15 mi. )
- Mayville, NJ ( 4.17 mi. )
- North Wildwood, NJ ( 4.33 mi. )
- Town Bank, NJ ( 4.56 mi. )
- North Cape May, NJ ( 4.71 mi. )
- Cape May Court House, NJ ( 5.16 mi. )
- Cape May, NJ ( 5.58 mi. )
- West Cape May, NJ ( 6.19 mi. )
- Stone Harbor, NJ ( 6.40 mi. )
- Cape May Ch, NJ ( 7.15 mi. )
- Cape May Point, NJ ( 7.32 mi. )
- Cape May Pt, NJ ( 7.36 mi. )
- Goshen, NJ ( 8.90 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 08242Latitude: 39.019300
Longitude: -74.878700
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 17.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 609