Dawson vs Ocean

A side-by-side comparison of Dawson and Ocean: population, income, housing, and more.

Dawson and Ocean are places in Maryland. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dawson has the higher population (42 vs 10 in Ocean).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Ocean
Population	42	10
Median age	61.6 yrs	—
Median home value	$161,300	—
Housing units	56	5
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Ocean
Population	82 → 42 (-48.8%)	0 → 10 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$63,875 → $60,000 (-6.1%)	—
Median home value	$137,500 → $161,300 (+17.3%)	—

Dawson

Population

8242

Median household income

$63,875$60,000

Median home value

$137,500$161,300

Ocean

Population

010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Ocean
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	81.0%	50.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	50.0%
75 and over	19.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Ocean
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Ocean
No high school diploma	0.0%	50.0%
High school graduate	76.2%	0.0%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Ocean
Drove alone	100.0%	0.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	100.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Ocean
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Ocean
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.68	2.00
Median year structure built	1991	—