Demographics of Ocean City town, Maryland

Ocean City town, Maryland had 6,840 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −6 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Ocean City town, in four figures

6,840
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,903 ±20.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −6 people.; 55.6 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $77,750 ±$4,829
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Ocean City town, Maryland's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ocean City town, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Ocean City town, Maryland's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ocean City town, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,846	100.0	100.0
2021	6,931	101.2	100.2
2022	6,936	101.3	100.7
2023	6,928	101.2	101.6
2024	6,890	100.6	102.5
2025	6,840	99.9	103.1

Population of Ocean City town, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,846	—
2021	6,931	+85
2022	6,936	+5
2023	6,928	−8
2024	6,890	−38
2025	6,840	−50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 55.6 ±2.6: for men 55.8 ±4.8 and for women 55.3 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ocean City town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	347 ±124	5.0% ±1.8	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	303 ±116	4.4% ±1.7	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	663 ±196	9.6% ±2.8	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,260 ±220	18.3% ±3.2	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,176 ±275	31.5% ±4.0	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,154 ±271	31.2% ±3.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $77,750 ±$4,829, and income per person $72,487 ±$11,996, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Ocean City town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	468 ±160	12.2% ±4.1	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	657 ±181	17.2% ±4.6	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	645 ±170	16.8% ±4.3	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	656 ±142	17.1% ±3.6	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	579 ±143	15.1% ±3.6	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	316 ±96	8.3% ±2.5	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	507 ±150	13.2% ±3.8	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Ocean City town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	745 ±282	10.9% ±4.1	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	80 to 288	29.2% ±14.0	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	405 ±178	12.1% ±5.2	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	156 ±66	5.5% ±2.3	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ocean City town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ocean City town	Maryland	United States
Housing units	29,811 ±335	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	12.8% ±0.7	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	87.2% ±0.8	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.2% ±5.0	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.8% ±5.3	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$429,000 ±$36,908	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,353 ±$98	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Ocean City town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	657 ±250	9.5% ±3.6	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,799 ±282	84.0% ±4.1	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	36 to 178	0.5% to 2.6%	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	47 to 193	0.7% to 2.8%	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 74	0% to 1.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	32 to 214	0.5% to 3.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 120	0% to 1.7%	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Ocean City town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	3,629 ±316	52.6% ±4.6	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,532 ±312	36.7% ±4.5	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 89	0.1% to 1.3%	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	695 ±163	10.1% ±2.4	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	238 ±109	3.4% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	457 ±158	6.6% ±2.3	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Ocean City town among the places of Maryland

172nd of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Ocean City town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairwood CDP	7,526 ±1,170
Riverdale Park town	7,270 ±28
Darnestown CDP	7,051 ±656
Bowleys Quarters CDP	7,006 ±950
Frostburg city	6,977 ±21
Ocean City town	6,903 ±20
Forest Glen CDP	6,840 ±1,112
Riverside CDP	6,585 ±661
Lutherville CDP	6,574 ±929
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills CDP	6,567 ±892
Chesapeake Beach town	6,456 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Maryland by median age
No. 7 Places in Maryland by per capita income
No. 10 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 47 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 63 Places in Maryland by median home value
No. 64 Places in Maryland by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026