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Living in Ocean City

The city had 3 schools in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 72.7% and the vacancy rate was 73.2%. The population of Ocean City, in the United States, was 11,261 in July 2026. There were 161 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1935 sources

Population11,101people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,109EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,479EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.19%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime2,178offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 37% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Ocean City?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,683 per month, while the median home value was US$840,500 in July 2026. 61% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ocean City recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan21Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,683/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent61.03 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)73.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,947 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,548 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,479 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes198 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Is Ocean City a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 38–56%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student48%strong on education, weak on work · range 38–58%
Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–66%
Retirement45%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

7.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 842 of 11,101 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$101,782 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Ocean City is 3.2%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income101,782 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband85.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with a broadband subscription94.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households without internet3.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households with satellite internet2.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Median gross salary4,109 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,511 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov23Official
Unemployment rate3.19 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Ocean City?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,511 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,129of €2,759 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,759
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,548
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,129
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ocean City Salary needed to live in Ocean City

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ocean City. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ocean City. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher97.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Schools3 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count13Official
School enrolment, share of residents17.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio0 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents161 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,940 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ocean City when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesOcean City highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ocean City highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
Ocean City2,178
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,178 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents54.73 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes6 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time27.27 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by bicycle2.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers walking to work6.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Destinations from nearest airport9 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Nearest airportACY3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ocean City. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ocean City.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Ocean City is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.5 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202435Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.33 · Feb 6.17 · Mar 9.11 · Apr 13.94 · May 18.72 · Jun 23.89 · Jul 26.83 · Aug 26.22 · Sep 23.33 · Oct 18.28 · Nov 12.72 · Dec 8.11 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013724 (ATLANTIC CITY MARINA)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -1.17 · Feb -0.389 · Mar 2.72 · Apr 7.56 · May 12.72 · Jun 18.22 · Jul 21.39 · Aug 21.28 · Sep 18.11 · Oct 12 · Nov 6.17 · Dec 1.72 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013724 (ATLANTIC CITY MARINA)15Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 5.9 · Apr 11.4 · May 16.6 · Jun 21.9 · Jul 25 · Aug 23.9 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 3.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 85.85 · Feb 82.04 · Mar 114.8 · Apr 84.33 · May 84.84 · Jun 90.93 · Jul 113.5 · Aug 116.6 · Sep 90.17 · Oct 105.2 · Nov 85.6 · Dec 113.5 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00093730 (ATLANTIC CITY INTL AP)16Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading139.8 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean7.27 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,075 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature25.35 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature14.03 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature6.14 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: The Bronx ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±3.0 °C, Reims (France) ±3.0 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±3.1 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±3.3 °C, Markham (Canada) ±3.4 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 842 is not 5.2% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share5.17 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)6Official
Foreign residents842 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density634.7 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau7Official
Population11,101 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics11,217 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value840,500 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Owner-occupied homes72.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Labour force participation rate54.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Residents born abroad7.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Non-citizens, share of residents5.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Flu vaccination coverage63.37 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage4Official
Mammography screening coverage74.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate5Official
Residents without health insurance5.9 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher56.75 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available89.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent2Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers aged 16 and over5,091 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Workers mainly working from home19.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official
Households using cellular data plans90.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population3Official

Alternatives for people set on Ocean City

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Northfield as an Ocean City alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,080 Northfield vs 2,178 Ocean City−50%
  • Unemployment: 3.9% Northfield vs 3.2% Ocean City+22%
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Northfield vs 20.0 km Ocean City−50%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,852 Northfield vs €4,109 Ocean City−6%
  • Foreign residents: 12.9% (2024) Northfield vs 5.2% (2020) Ocean Cityno percentage
  • Residents: 8,496 Northfield vs 11,101 Ocean City−23%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,511 Northfield vs €3,511 Ocean Citysame level

Plainfield as an Ocean City alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1180 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 11,101 Ocean City+351%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 2,178 Ocean City−66%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,109 Ocean City+18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 5.5 µg/m³ Ocean City+42%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,511 Ocean City+15%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 3.2% Ocean City+18%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 20.0 km Ocean City−55%

Cities near Ocean City

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Ocean City?

The median gross salary is 3,511 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Ocean City?

The unemployment rate is 3.19 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Ocean City?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.5 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Ocean City?

Police recorded 2,178 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Ocean City?

The published population is 11,101 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Ocean City?

842 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Ocean City a good place to live?

Ocean City may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Ocean City?

Somers Point, Linwood, Margate City, Northfield, Ventnor City are near Ocean City. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ocean City (New Jersey), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 74e88ec6318ce7034bc8f9d9bd47487a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/ocean-city-nj/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Ocean City (New Jersey), United States: population, rent},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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  2. ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  3. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
  4. CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
  5. CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
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  9. FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
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