Pocomoke City vs West Ocean City

A side-by-side comparison of Pocomoke City and West Ocean City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Ocean City has the higher population (5,124 vs 4,360 in Pocomoke City). West Ocean City has the higher median household income ($93,776 vs $52,163 in Pocomoke City). West Ocean City has the higher median home value ($418,700 vs $188,700 in Pocomoke City).

Population, income & housing

	Pocomoke City	West Ocean City
Population	4,360	5,124
Median age	36.0 yrs	49.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,163	$93,776
Median home value	$188,700	$418,700
Median gross rent	$822	$1,546
Housing units	2,041	3,144
Homeownership rate	59.0%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pocomoke City	West Ocean City
Population	4,075 → 4,360 (+7.0%)	4,310 → 5,124 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$38,140 → $52,163 (+36.8%)	$68,519 → $93,776 (+36.9%)
Median home value	$132,100 → $188,700 (+42.8%)	$307,800 → $418,700 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $822 (-1.6%)	$1,245 → $1,546 (+24.2%)

Pocomoke City

Population

4,0754,360

Median household income

$38,140$52,163

Median home value

$132,100$188,700

Median gross rent

$835$822

West Ocean City

Population

4,3105,124

Median household income

$68,519$93,776

Median home value

$307,800$418,700

Median gross rent

$1,245$1,546

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pocomoke City	West Ocean City
Under 5	8.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	11.5%	5.0%
25 to 34	12.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	21.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.6%
75 and over	7.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pocomoke City	West Ocean City
White (non-Hispanic)	47.5%	87.0%
Black or African American	43.5%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pocomoke City	West Ocean City
No high school diploma	9.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	31.2%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pocomoke City	West Ocean City
Drove alone	72.1%	87.1%
Carpooled	18.4%	4.4%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.8%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pocomoke City	West Ocean City
1-unit, detached	70.8%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	4.8%
20 or more units	5.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Pocomoke City	West Ocean City
Poverty rate	10.4%	8.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1964	1996