Ocean View.
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Delaware·Sussex County
3 tracts·3K people·$514K median·1,142/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ocean View is $514,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Ocean View has 2,851 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 66.1; the population is 87.2% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian, 2.8% Multiracial, 2.1% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 52.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lord Baltimore Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (61%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,774/month, 12% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Ocean View is $91,500 a year, 6% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Ocean View, median rent is $1,774/month and the median home value is $514,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Ocean View reported 0.7 violent crimes and 6.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 96 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ocean View are cold wave (90), winter weather (87) and drought (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ocean View, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).