Ocean City

Population: 6,480
Median household income: $56,160
Median home value: $325,600

Located in Okaloosa County, Florida, Ocean City is a community with a population of 6,480. Its median household income of $56,160 runs below the Okaloosa County figure of $79,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ocean City's population grew 3.7% from 6,249 to 6,480, while its median home value rose 86.3% from $174,800 to $325,600.

64.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,480
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,160
Median home value: $325,600
Median gross rent: $1,340
Housing units: 3,165
Homeownership rate: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2496,480

Median household income

$47,310$56,160

Median home value

$174,800$325,600

Median gross rent

$947$1,340

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,249	$47,310	$174,800	$947
2020	5,969	$48,003	$198,600	$1,032
2021	5,786	$49,653	$229,400	$1,150
2022	6,108	$53,181	$285,900	$1,289
2023	6,480	$56,160	$325,600	$1,340

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3421.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	347	5.4%
5 to 17	1,000	15.4%
18 to 24	585	9.0%
25 to 34	1,393	21.5%
35 to 44	779	12.0%
45 to 54	843	13.0%
55 to 64	775	12.0%
65 to 74	386	6.0%
75 and over	372	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,084	63.0%
Black or African American	409	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.3%
Asian	155	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	396	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,419	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate21.2%

Some college or associate's38.1%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	592	13.0%
High school graduate	966	21.2%
Some college or associate's	1,733	38.1%
Bachelor's degree	986	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	271	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,900	80.2%
Carpooled	538	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	25	0.7%
Worked from home	151	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,001	28.9%
15 to 29 min	1,557	45.0%
30 to 44 min	295	8.5%
45 to 59 min	185	5.3%
60+ min	425	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 7.4% (480 of 6,480)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,760	62.5%
Nonfamily households	1,055	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,815	88.9%
Vacant	350	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,605	57.0%
Renter-occupied	1,210	43.0%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,051	64.8%
1-unit, attached	202	6.4%
2 to 4 units	176	5.6%
5 to 19 units	506	16.0%
20 or more units	123	3.9%
Mobile home & other	107	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1250925
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 30.4399, -86.6072