Ocean City is home to 187 people in Washington. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 16% of adults. The median age is 44.9, about 6 years above the US median. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 0.0% of residents. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,302, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ocean City
What changed most since 2000
Hispanic share2.8% → 39.6%(+36.8 pts)US over the same years: +6.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$32,449 → $80,302(+147%)US over the same years: +6%
White share88.9% → 56.1%(−32.8 pts)US over the same years: −11.3 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1 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 City, decade by decade
Ocean City 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
2000
217
$32,449
$124,419
22.8%
25.4
2010
200
$31,954
$228,589
45.7%
34.5
2020
232
$88,960
–
57.9%
34.0
2024
187
$80,302
$241,700
16.0%
65.8
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.
