Ocean View

Population: 2,760
Median household income: $88,021
Median home value: $483,600

Located in Sussex County, Delaware, Ocean View is a community with a population of 2,760. The median household income of $88,021 is above the Sussex County median ($78,162).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ocean View's population grew 21.5% from 2,272 to 2,760, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $346,400 to $483,600.

10.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.12 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,760
Median age: 64.5 yrs
Median household income: $88,021
Median home value: $483,600
Median gross rent: $1,833
Housing units: 2,601
Homeownership rate: 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2722,760

Median household income

$85,417$88,021

Median home value

$346,400$483,600

Median gross rent

$1,645$1,833

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,272	$85,417	$346,400	$1,645
2020	2,637	$75,852	$367,800	$1,636
2021	2,556	$80,225	$394,000	$1,715
2022	2,660	$88,004	$436,700	$2,038
2023	2,760	$88,021	$483,600	$1,833

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 178.1%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 444.1%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6420.9%

65 to 7421.0%

75 and over28.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	1.1%
5 to 17	223	8.1%
18 to 24	100	3.6%
25 to 34	190	6.9%
35 to 44	114	4.1%
45 to 54	164	5.9%
55 to 64	577	20.9%
65 to 74	580	21.0%
75 and over	783	28.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,501	90.6%
Black or African American	48	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.4%
Asian	63	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.5%
Two or more races	21	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	102	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.1%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree20.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	27	1.1%
High school graduate	582	24.2%
Some college or associate's	619	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	684	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	496	20.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	690	72.2%
Carpooled	95	9.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	111	11.6%
Other means	52	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	44.5%
15 to 29 min	153	18.1%
30 to 44 min	137	16.2%
45 to 59 min	79	9.3%
60+ min	100	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 10.5% (290 of 2,760)

	Count	Share
Family households	967	74.2%
Nonfamily households	336	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,303	50.1%
Vacant	1,298	49.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,210	92.9%
Renter-occupied	93	7.1%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached17.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,087	80.2%
1-unit, attached	442	17.0%
2 to 4 units	68	2.6%
5 to 19 units	4	0.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1053920
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.5265, -75.1097