With 12,351 people, Ocean Pines is a city in Maryland. The median age is 62.4, about 23 years above the US median. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $2,069 a month at the median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,824, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 51%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ocean Pines
What changed most since 1990
Population4,251 → 12,351(+191%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age40.4 → 62.4(+22.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants78.9% → 90.5%(+11.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Ocean Pines's population equals 23% of Worcester County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 13% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 35% of the county's.
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)4.1%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.5%(68)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.8%(564)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.8%(145)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,231 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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Over time
Ocean Pines, decade by decade
Ocean Pines population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,251
$92,170
$271,928
29.7%
4.7
2000
10,496
$90,549
$251,388
29.9%
10.9
2010
11,710
$91,162
$453,581
35.3%
16.5
2020
12,145
$93,955
$331,371
33.6%
23.1
2024
12,351
$91,824
$380,100
40.4%
26.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
