Ocean City city, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 11,260 ( 441 from 2010 )
Land area: 6.8 square miles
Population density: 1667.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,593	85.20%	8.2%
Black:	352	3.13%	1.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	33	0.29%	60.2%
2+ races:	227	2.02%	58.7%
Hispanic:	944	8.38%	46.8%

Total non-White:	1,667	14.80%	33.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-862	-8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	421	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
11,701
10,455	89.35%
359	3.07%
8	0.07%
83	0.71%
143	1.22%
643	5.50%
1,246	10.65%

2000
15,378
14,176	92.18%
612	3.98%
10	0.07%
69	0.45%
166	1.08%
345	2.24%
1,202	7.82%

1990
15,512
14,488	93.40%
654	4.22%
65	0.42%
25	0.16%
n/a
280	1.81%
1,024	6.60%

1980
13,949
13,033	93.43%
760	5.45%
6	0.04%
46	0.33%
n/a
71	0.51%
916	6.57%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-3,721	-24.2
44	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-312	-2.0
178	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,455	10.4
108	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Ocean City city, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
56.9
1,730	15.4%
9,530	84.6%
3,821	33.9%

5,521
2.01

3,260	59.0%
2,793	85.7%
154	4.7%
2,261	41.0%

2010
Number	Percent
53.6
1,690	14.4%
10,011	85.6%
3,471	29.7%

5,890
1.98

3,087	52.4%
2,390	77.4%
239	7.7%
2,803	47.6%

2000
Number	Percent
48.0
2,480	16.1%
12,898	83.9%
3,986	25.9%

7,479
2.02

4,022	53.8%
3,255	80.9%
340	8.5%
3,457	46.2%

1990
Number	Percent
39.5
2,615	16.9%
12,897	83.1%
3,513	22.6%

7,184
2.14

4,235	59.0%
3,257	76.9%
314	7.4%
2,949	41.0%

1980
Number	Percent
45.2
2,588	18.6%
11,361	81.4%
3,639	26.1%

6,325
2.19

3,887	61.5%
3,222	82.9%
284	7.3%
2,438	38.5%

2022 Housing Data for Ocean City city, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	181	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	152	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	156	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	236	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	125	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	258	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	93	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	176	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	180	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	345	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	338	6.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	541	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	528	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	400	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	636	11.5%
$200,000 or more	1,176	21.3%

Median Household Income	98,576
Per Capita Income	68,244

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	136	2.5%
Public Assistance	29	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	230	4.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,066	72.1%
Unemployed	119	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,185	74.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,453	25.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,586	1,438	52.4%
Non-Profit	186	312	37.3%
Self-Employed	414	204	67.0%

Local Government	183	392	31.8%
State Government	145	119	54.9%
Federal Government	84	50	62.7%

Total Private + Self	2,000	1,642	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	598	873	40.7%
Total	2,598	2,515	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	19.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	948	18.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,318	25.7%
Professional, Technical	1,496	29.2%
Service Occupations	676	13.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.2%
All others	693	13.5%

White Collar		73.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	828	16.1%
Educational services	617	12.0%
Accommodation and food services	474	9.2%
Retail trade	466	9.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	445	8.7%
Finance and insurance	330	6.4%
Construction	303	5.9%
Manufacturing	297	5.8%
Public administration	290	5.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	211	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	192	3.7%
Other services	181	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	155	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	137	2.7%
Information	93	1.8%
Wholesale trade	85	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	10	0.2%
Utilities	9	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	693	6.15%
Puerto Rican	212	1.88%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	28	0.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	28	0.25%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.10%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	15	0.13%
Chinese	7	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,986	90.3%
Spanish	704	6.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	154	1.4%
Other Indo-European	130	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	44	0.4%
Other	11	0.1%
German, other Germanic	11	0.1%
Tagalog	8	0.1%
Other Asian	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	3,452	30.7%
Italian	2,711	24.1%
German	2,062	18.3%
English	1,605	14.3%
Polish	694	6.2%
American	322	2.9%
Scottish	197	1.7%
Russian	134	1.2%
French	130	1.2%
Ukrainian	129	1.1%
Welsh	128	1.1%
Bulgarian	113	1.0%
European	112	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	81	0.7%
British	79	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,955	97.3%
Not a citizen	305	2.7%

Native	10,754	95.5%
Foreign-born	506	4.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
149	1.7%	200	2.2%	2,040	22.7%	1,656	18.5%	2,827	31.5%	2,099	23.4%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	149	1.7%
9-12 Years	200	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,040	22.7%
Some College	1,656	18.5%
Bach. Degree	2,827	31.5%
Grad Degree	2,099	23.4%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +487	D +212	D + 5.4%
D +699
2020 vs. 2012	R +354	D +294	D + 6.1%
D +648
2020 vs. 2008	R +246	D +141	D + 3.0%
D +387

2016 vs. 2008	R -241	R +71	R + 2.3%
D -312
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,195	55.0%	Joe Biden (D)	3,369	44.2%	61	0.8%	7,625	14	8	0.17%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	3,708	55.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,670	40.1%	279	4.2%	6,657	15	10	0.17%
2012	67%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,841	57.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,721	41.0%	74	1.1%	6,636	17	11	0.18%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	3,949	56.3%	Barack Obama (D)	2,982	42.5%	84	1.2%	7,015	15	11	0.18%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,431	59.5%	John Kerry (D)	2,945	39.5%	74	1.0%	7,450	13	9	0.21%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ocean City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,369

44.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,195

55.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

7,625

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Ocean City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,670

40.1%

Donald Trump (R)

3,708

55.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

120

1.8%

Other

159

2.4%

TOTAL

6,657

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 10

2012 President, Ocean City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,721

41.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,841

57.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,636

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Ocean City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,982

42.5%

John McCain (R)

3,949

56.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

7,015

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Ocean City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,431

59.5%

John Kerry (D)

2,945

39.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

7,450

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ocean City city, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	57%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	3,265	61.4%	Phil Murphy* (D)	2,036	38.3%	17 [+]	0.3%	5,318	13	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 17 (0.3%);
2020	S2	80%	Rik Mehta (R)	4,143	56.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	3,180	43.0%	78 [+]	1.1%	7,401	15	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 46 (0.6%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 24 (0.3%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 8 (0.1%);
2018	S1	61%	Bob Hugin (R)	3,508	61.4%	Robert Menendez* (D)	2,052	35.9%	152 [+]	2.7%	5,712	19	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 107 (1.9%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 23 (0.4%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 22 (0.4%);
2017	G	41%	Kim Guadagno (R)	2,103	53.8%	Phil Murphy (D)	1,756	44.9%	51 [+]	1.3%	3,910	12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 25 (0.6%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 13 (0.3%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 13 (0.3%);
2014	S2	41%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	2,340	59.1%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,576	39.8%	45 [+]	1.1%	3,961	17	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Antonio Sabas (I) 16 (0.4%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 9 (0.2%); Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 8 (0.2%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 6 (0.2%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 6 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	20,831
Median Value	$664,100

Occupied	5,521	26.5%
Vacant	15,310	73.5%

Owned	3,980	72.1%
Rented	1,541	27.9%
Median Rent	$1,404

Single-Family Units	15,152	72.7%
Detached	6,127	29.4%
Attached	9,025	43.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,368	11.4%
Mobile Homes	15	0.1%

Ocean City city, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ocean City city, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Ocean City city, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ocean City city, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ocean City city, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ocean City city, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ocean City city, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ocean City city, NJ