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West Ocean City CDP, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
West Ocean City CDP is a Census CDP of 5,198 people across 4.19 square miles of land, in Worcester County. Median household income is $97,165, 81.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
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West Ocean City
What West Ocean City is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.19 sq mi
- Water area2.85 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,241
- County holding the largest share of its areaWorcester 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.
West Ocean City
How many people live in West Ocean City
- Population5,198
- Median age49.5
- Population under 18964 plus or minus 232
- Share under 1818.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over1,189
- Share 65 and over22.9 percent
- Households2,225
- Family households1,373
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Ocean City
Income and work in West Ocean City
- Median household income$97,165 plus or minus $19,806
- Per capita income$71,916 plus or minus $18,209
- Civilian labor force2,937
- Employed2,624
- Unemployed313 plus or minus 217
- Unemployment rate10.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over3,954
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Ocean City
Housing in West Ocean City
- Housing units3,085
- Occupied units2,225
- Vacant units860 plus or minus 264
- Vacancy rate27.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied1,822
- Renter occupied403 plus or minus 152
- Ownership rate81.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$423,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,620
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units2,553
- Share single family82.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more251 plus or minus 139
- Share in buildings of two or more8.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Mobile homes281 plus or minus 100
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Ocean City
How West Ocean City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,418
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,025 plus or minus 278
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.4 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more417 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Drove alone85.6 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Worcester County, not West Ocean City
Worcester County context, not West Ocean City figures
These are Worcester County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Ocean City measurements.
- Establishments in Worcester County2,256
- Employment at those establishments, Worcester County20,249
- Covered employment, Worcester County26,303
- Average annual pay, Worcester County$45,838
- Average weekly wage, Worcester County$882
- Housing units permitted, Worcester County354
- Of those, single family, Worcester County338
- County product, 2024, Worcester County$4,138,096,000
- County product change over the prior year, Worcester County8.6 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Worcester County$102,475
Every figure in this section is published for Worcester County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Ocean City. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No SBA approvals are recorded to a borrower address in this place in either FOIA release.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Ocean City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Ocean City, Maryland?
5,198, in 2,225 households. West Ocean City CDP covers 4.19 square miles of land, which is 1,241 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Ocean City in?
Worcester 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 West Ocean City?
$97,165. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $423,700. Median gross rent is $1,620 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 West Ocean City figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Worcester 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 West Ocean City.
Is zoning published for West Ocean City?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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