CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ocean Grove

Massachusetts · 3,138 residents · 0.66 sq mi

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Ocean Grove is home to 3,138 people in Massachusetts. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.2, about 3 years above the US median. Households here earn about 22% less than in Massachusetts as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.6% of people here.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,138

+4%vs 2000

vs 3,012 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.66 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(176)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(224)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(159)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(198)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(185)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(576)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(396)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.6%(394)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(317)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(338)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(148)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(27)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,936

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,527 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,859

−36%vs 2000

vs $20,007 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.6%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$101,800

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $118,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$495

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $573 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

20.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(2,921)

Black0.4%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(11)

Asian0.3%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(3,127)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(11)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(11)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican20.2%(699)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(15)

Ancestry

Portuguese31.4%(1,085)

French17.8%(613)

Irish13.3%(458)

English9.9%(342)

Italian8.8%(303)

French Canadian2.9%(100)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(62)

American1.7%(60)

Scottish1.5%(52)

German0.7%(24)

Arab0.5%(17)

Iraqi0.5%(17)

RANKED:Largest Portuguese population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.9%

−12.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.1 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 17.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39%(505)

Married51.6%(668)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced9.4%(121)

Women 15+

Never married27.4%(455)

Married40.3%(670)

Widowed11.4%(190)

Divorced20.9%(348)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 7.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.9%

−9.6 ptssince 2020

from 62.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.6%

+12.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.5%

−9.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.9%

+13.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)66.3%(128)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.3%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.1%(31)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 193 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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