Ocean City

Population: 6,887
Median household income: $69,675
Median home value: $373,700

Ocean City, a community in Worcester County, Maryland, has 6,887 residents. Its median household income of $69,675 runs below the Worcester County figure of $81,455.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ocean City's population declined 1.2% from 6,972 to 6,887, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $298,500 to $373,700.

9.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.76 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,887
Median age: 56.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,675
Median home value: $373,700
Median gross rent: $1,187
Housing units: 29,834
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,9726,887

Median household income

$54,014$69,675

Median home value

$298,500$373,700

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,187

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,972	$54,014	$298,500	$1,040
2020	6,957	$55,954	$292,100	$1,073
2021	6,869	$58,563	$317,100	$1,063
2022	6,879	$62,401	$333,200	$1,151
2023	6,887	$69,675	$373,700	$1,187

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 174.6%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 446.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7421.1%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	342	5.0%
5 to 17	318	4.6%
18 to 24	673	9.8%
25 to 34	779	11.3%
35 to 44	467	6.8%
45 to 54	724	10.5%
55 to 64	1,312	19.1%
65 to 74	1,453	21.1%
75 and over	819	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,936	86.2%
Black or African American	44	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	80	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	103	1.5%
Two or more races	121	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	586	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	276	5.0%
High school graduate	1,413	25.4%
Some college or associate's	1,619	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,377	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	869	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit1.5%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle4.7%

Worked from home16.9%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,440	66.9%
Carpooled	118	3.2%
Public transit	55	1.5%
Walked	157	4.3%
Bicycle	173	4.7%
Worked from home	616	16.9%
Other means	89	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,533	50.6%
15 to 29 min	882	29.1%
30 to 44 min	270	8.9%
45 to 59 min	236	7.8%
60+ min	111	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.76
Poverty rate: 9.1% (620 of 6,849)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,903	49.1%
Nonfamily households	1,969	50.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,872	13.0%
Vacant	25,962	87.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,842	73.4%
Renter-occupied	1,030	26.6%

1-unit, detached10.5%

1-unit, attached12.2%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units21.7%

20 or more units46.5%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,145	10.5%
1-unit, attached	3,626	12.2%
2 to 4 units	1,736	5.8%
5 to 19 units	6,465	21.7%
20 or more units	13,872	46.5%
Mobile home & other	990	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2458225
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.43 sq mi
Water area: 5.11 sq mi
Center point: 38.3931, -75.0712