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Ocean View, Delaware: commercial real estate data.
Ocean View is a Census town of 2,851 people across 2.78 square miles of land, in Sussex County. Median household income is $91,500, 93.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $536,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ocean View
What Ocean View is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.78 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,027
- County holding the largest share of its areaSussex County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Ocean View
- Population2,851
- Median age66.1
- Population under 18219 plus or minus 96
- Share under 187.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Population 65 and over1,515
- Share 65 and over53.1 percent
- Households1,376
- Family households1,036
- Share of households that are families75.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ocean View
- Median household income$91,500
- Per capita income$52,871
- Civilian labor force873
- Employed850
- Unemployed23 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over2,488
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher52.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree20.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ocean View
- Housing units2,646
- Occupied units1,376
- Vacant units1,270
- Vacancy rate48.0 percent
- Owner occupied1,280
- Renter occupied96 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate93.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$514,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,774
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.3 percent
- Single family units2,542
- Share single family96.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more104 plus or minus 75
- Share in buildings of two or more3.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ocean View gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute684 plus or minus 183
- Commuting under 15 minutes342 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more186 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.2 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Drove alone66.5 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home18.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ocean View (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$536,700
- Average approval$89,450
- Median approval$73,350
- Largest approval$200,000
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval3.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ocean View, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Ocean View (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$158,000
- Average approval$158,000
- Median approval$158,000
- Largest approval$158,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ocean View, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Ocean View
- NFIP communityTown of Ocean View
- NFIP community number100046
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/07/17
The Town of Ocean View participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 100046 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Sussex County, not Ocean View
Sussex County context, not Ocean View figures
- Establishments in Sussex County6,411
- Covered employment, Sussex County94,273
- Average annual pay, Sussex County$55,078
- Housing units permitted, Sussex County4,354
Every figure in this section is published for Sussex County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ocean View.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ocean View questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ocean View, Delaware?
2,851, in 1,376 households. Ocean View town covers 2.78 square miles of land, which is 1,027 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ocean View in?
Sussex County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ocean View?
$91,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $514,200. Median gross rent is $1,774 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ocean View businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $536,700 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $73,350, plus 1 504 approvals worth $158,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ocean View, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ocean View borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ocean View. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ocean View in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ocean View appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ocean View, town of, community 100046, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Ocean View figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sussex County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ocean View.
Is zoning published for Ocean View?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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