Ocean City.
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New Jersey·Cape May County
6 tracts·11K people·$841K median·1,668/mi²
White 84 · Hispanic 9 · Black 3 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 50 · Living alone 32 · Other 17
Health 21 · Leisure 20 · Professional 18 · Retail 15 · Public admin 11 · Manufacturing 9 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Sales · office 24 · Service 12 · Construction · maintenance 8 · Production · transport 6
Drive alone 58 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 16 · Walk 6 · Bike 3 · Transit 0
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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 City is $840,500 (Census ACS) — 1.8× the US median of $458,812.
Ocean City has 11,261 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 56.1; the population is 84.4% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Black, 1.6% Multiracial, 1.4% Other and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.0 people; 56.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.8% (Census ACS).
Ocean City Primary School is the elementary school with reported scores (60%); Ocean City Intermediate School is the middle school with reported scores (54%); Ocean City High School is the high school with reported scores (60%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,683/month, 7% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ocean City is $101,782 a year, 18% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Ocean City, median rent is $1,683/month and the median home value is $840,500 (Census ACS).
Ocean City reported 1.2 violent crimes and 40.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 103 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 45 inches; snowfall averages 17 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ocean City are strong wind (93), inland flooding (87) and winter weather (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ocean City, 6.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).