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Ocean City, Maryland

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StatisticOcean CityMarylandUnited States
Total Population6,9036,206,011334,922,499
Median Household Income$77,750$103,678$80,734
Median Age55.639.438.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher41.7%43.4%35.7%
Median Home Value$429,000$419,900$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,353$1,705$1,413
Poverty Rate10.9%9.4%12.5%
Unemployment Rate5.7%4.9%5.2%
Foreign Born10.1%16.6%14.1%
Homeownership Rate74.2%67.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time19.631.126.4
Worked from Home17.4%19.3%15.1%
Married-Couple Households38.7%46.2%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Ocean City, Maryland

Age in Ocean City, Maryland

StatisticOcean CityMarylandUnited States
Median Age55.639.438.9
Under 18 %9.4%22.2%22.0%
Age 18-24 %9.6%8.5%9.1%
Age 25-34 %11.8%13.2%13.7%
Age 35-44 %6.4%13.6%13.2%
Age 45-64 %31.5%25.9%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %31.2%16.7%17.2%

Households and families in Ocean City, Maryland

StatisticOcean CityMarylandUnited States
Households3,8282,362,928129,227,496
Average Household Size1.82.62.5
Family Households50.1%65.0%64.2%
Households with Children11.4%30.6%29.5%
Single-Parent Families11.4%18.8%17.3%
People Living Alone42.1%28.7%28.7%
Never Married27.2%36.2%34.4%

Income and poverty in Ocean City, Maryland

StatisticOcean CityMarylandUnited States
Per Capita Income$72,487$52,979$44,673
Households Under $25,00012.2%11.2%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99916.8%12.8%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99915.1%18.9%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More13.2%20.3%13.4%
Poverty Rate10.9%9.4%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty24.0%21.0%28.2%
SNAP Households3.8%11.2%n/a

Housing in Ocean City, Maryland

StatisticOcean CityMarylandUnited States
Housing Units29,8112,560,784143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes11.1%51.2%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units69.0%22.6%19.1%
Vacancy Rate87.2%7.7%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,982.01,979.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied25.8%32.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income33.5%30.8%30.6%
Median Property Tax$3,997$4,093n/a

Education in Ocean City, Maryland

StatisticOcean CityMarylandUnited States
Less than High School5.0%8.9%10.4%
High School Graduate24.5%23.4%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree28.8%24.3%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree25.3%22.7%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree16.4%20.8%14.1%

Work and commuting in Ocean City, Maryland

StatisticOcean CityMarylandUnited States
Labour Force Participation62.0%67.1%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work66.3%64.7%68.8%
Public Transit1.1%4.2%3.2%
Walked to Work3.9%2.0%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes49.8%18.3%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour3.6%12.7%8.6%
Households Without a Car7.5%8.8%n/a

Origins and language in Ocean City, Maryland

StatisticOcean CityMarylandUnited States
Born in State of Residence52.6%46.8%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens3.4%9.1%7.4%
Non-Citizens6.6%7.5%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home86.7%78.9%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home6.9%9.6%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency12.3%16.9%16.7%

Cities near Ocean City

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.