Ocean Pines

Population: 12,028
Median household income: $91,400
Median home value: $352,600

Ocean Pines, a community in Worcester County, Maryland, has 12,028 residents. Its median household income of $91,400 runs above the Worcester County figure of $81,455.

From 2019 to 2023, Ocean Pines's population declined 3.8% from 12,499 to 12,028, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $278,600 to $352,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 88.9% of the population. 78.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,028
Median age: 63.0 yrs
Median household income: $91,400
Median home value: $352,600
Median gross rent: $1,923
Housing units: 8,970
Homeownership rate: 88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,49912,028

Median household income

$71,990$91,400

Median home value

$278,600$352,600

Median gross rent

$1,480$1,923

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,499	$71,990	$278,600	$1,480
2020	12,950	$77,518	$273,400	$1,585
2021	12,266	$80,859	$278,000	$1,670
2022	12,312	$88,632	$324,900	$1,721
2023	12,028	$91,400	$352,600	$1,923

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 179.5%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6417.4%

65 to 7425.5%

75 and over18.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	368	3.1%
5 to 17	1,143	9.5%
18 to 24	356	3.0%
25 to 34	908	7.5%
35 to 44	811	6.7%
45 to 54	1,026	8.5%
55 to 64	2,098	17.4%
65 to 74	3,064	25.5%
75 and over	2,254	18.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,694	88.9%
Black or African American	234	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	364	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.3%
Two or more races	310	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	381	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	449	4.4%
High school graduate	2,561	25.2%
Some college or associate's	3,446	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,338	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,367	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,535	78.3%
Carpooled	180	4.0%
Public transit	21	0.5%
Walked	58	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	692	15.3%
Other means	29	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	891	23.3%
15 to 29 min	1,712	44.8%
30 to 44 min	646	16.9%
45 to 59 min	195	5.1%
60+ min	379	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 4.5% (533 of 11,938)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,930	68.8%
Nonfamily households	1,782	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,712	63.7%
Vacant	3,258	36.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,078	88.9%
Renter-occupied	634	11.1%

1-unit, detached85.3%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,655	85.3%
1-unit, attached	664	7.4%
2 to 4 units	59	0.7%
5 to 19 units	100	1.1%
20 or more units	93	1.0%
Mobile home & other	399	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2458275
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.47 sq mi
Water area: 2.59 sq mi
Center point: 38.3848, -75.1480