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Ocean Ridge, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Ocean Ridge is a Census town of 1,537 people across 0.76 square miles of land, in Palm Beach County. Median household income is $128,750, 83.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ocean Ridge
What Ocean Ridge is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.76 sq mi
- Water area1 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,020
- County holding the largest share of its areaPalm Beach 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 Ridge
- Population1,537
- Median age64.8
- Population under 18100 plus or minus 42
- Share under 186.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Population 65 and over755
- Share 65 and over49.1 percent
- Households852
- Family households463
- Share of households that are families54.3 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 Ridge
- Median household income$128,750 plus or minus $38,867
- Per capita income$166,992
- Civilian labor force700
- Employed682
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over1,357
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher80.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree31.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ocean Ridge
- Housing units1,601
- Occupied units852
- Vacant units749 plus or minus 154
- Vacancy rate46.8 percent
- Owner occupied707
- Renter occupied145 plus or minus 59
- Ownership rate83.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,138,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,953
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units730
- Share single family45.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more856
- Share in buildings of two or more53.5 percent
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ocean Ridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute464
- Commuting under 15 minutes70 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more189 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.7 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone63.6 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Worked from home25.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Ocean Ridge
- NFIP communityTown of Ocean Ridge
- NFIP community number125134
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date12/20/24
The Town of Ocean Ridge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 125134 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Palm Beach County, not Ocean Ridge
Palm Beach County context, not Ocean Ridge figures
- Establishments in Palm Beach County55,803
- Covered employment, Palm Beach County666,889
- Average annual pay, Palm Beach County$77,246
- Housing units permitted, Palm Beach County4,089
Every figure in this section is published for Palm Beach County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ocean Ridge.
All Palm Beach County figures →
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 Ridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ocean Ridge, Florida?
1,537, in 852 households. Ocean Ridge town covers 0.76 square miles of land, which is 2,020 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ocean Ridge in?
Palm Beach 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 Ridge?
$128,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,138,700. Median gross rent is $1,953 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ocean Ridge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ocean Ridge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ocean Ridge, town of, community 125134, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Ridge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Palm Beach 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 Ridge.
Is zoning published for Ocean Ridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.