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Ocean City, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Ocean City is a Census CDP of 5,941 people across 1.55 square miles of land, in Okaloosa County. Median household income is $59,039, 57.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ocean City
What Ocean City is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.55 sq mi
- Water area0.49 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,823
- County holding the largest share of its areaOkaloosa 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 City
- Population5,941
- Median age37.6
- Population under 181,048 plus or minus 269
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over828 plus or minus 172
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent
- Households2,631
- Family households1,591
- Share of households that are families60.5 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 City
- Median household income$59,039
- Per capita income$35,536
- Civilian labor force3,094
- Employed2,959
- Unemployed135 plus or minus 98
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over4,310
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ocean City
- Housing units3,076
- Occupied units2,631
- Vacant units445 plus or minus 174
- Vacancy rate14.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied1,517
- Renter occupied1,114 plus or minus 271
- Ownership rate57.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$303,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,443
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.3 percent
- Single family units2,259
- Share single family73.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more723 plus or minus 222
- Share in buildings of two or more23.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes94 plus or minus 92
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ocean City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,270
- Commuting under 15 minutes968 plus or minus 225
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more784 plus or minus 246
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled18.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Okaloosa County, not Ocean City
Okaloosa County context, not Ocean City figures
- Establishments in Okaloosa County6,011
- Covered employment, Okaloosa County89,705
- Average annual pay, Okaloosa County$61,616
- Housing units permitted, Okaloosa County1,268
Every figure in this section is published for Okaloosa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ocean City.
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 City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ocean City, Florida?
5,941, in 2,631 households. Ocean City CDP covers 1.55 square miles of land, which is 3,823 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ocean City in?
Okaloosa 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 City?
$59,039. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $303,900. Median gross rent is $1,443 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Ocean City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Okaloosa 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 City.
Is zoning published for Ocean City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.