COMPARING TWO PLACES
Avalon vs Ocean City
PLACE A
Avalon, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Ocean City, Maryland
Avalon is 33% smaller than Ocean City. Ocean City earns more, with a median household income $26,500 higher.
AVALONOCEAN CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,5726,840−33% vs Ocean City
Population density7,4101,510+5,900
Population growth1.2%-3.6%+4.8 pts
Median age45.755.6−9.9
Male49.1%48.7%+0.4 pts
Female50.9%51.3%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born3.3%10.1%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.5%84.0%−5.5 pts
Black15.6%1.6%+14.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%9.5%−7.6 pts
Asian2.7%1.7%+1.0 pts
Other1.3%3.2%−1.9 pts
Median household income$51,250$77,750−$26,500
Per capita income$46,775$72,487−$25,712
Poverty rate14.6%10.9%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5340.537Even
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%41.7%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree6.8%16.4%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%5.7%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation62.2%62.0%+0.2 pts
Median home value$170,500$429,000−$258,500
Median gross rent$909$1,353−$444
Owner-occupied41.4%74.2%−32.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%87.2%−79.1 pts
Rent-burdened households43.1%55.8%−12.7 pts
Average commute23.519.6+3.9
Worked from home21.3%17.4%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work6.5%1.1%+5.4 pts
Uninsured5.9%9.1%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025