Maryland · Census place 58225
Ocean City town, MD
Quick answer
Ocean City town has 6,887 residents, ranking #171 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $69,675, the median home is worth $373,700 and median gross rent runs $1,187 a month.
- Population
- 6,887Ocean City town residents
- Median household income
- $69,675Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $373,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,187Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 56 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ocean City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ocean City town median would spend about 20.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 73.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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