Ocean City, MD Population

Overview

6,869

Total Population

56.2

Median age

54.51%

Female population %

83.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

73.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ocean City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ocean City is 56.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ocean City's population under 18 was 7.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ocean City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ocean City, 6.25% were under the age of 15, 20.54% aged 15 to 29, 36.98% aged 30 to 64, 31.50% aged 65 to 84, and 4.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 619 more females than males in Ocean City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.51% females and 45.49% males in Ocean City, MD.
The Ocean City, MD gender ratio is 83.5:100 i.e. 83.5 men to 100 women (0.835).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 339.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 500.

Ocean City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ocean City population: 95.15% are White, 0.82% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.82% are Asian, 0.86% are some other race and 2.20% are multiracial.
Ocean City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,469 (94.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ocean City is White with a population of 6,536 (95.15% of the total population).

Ocean City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 7,216 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Ocean City's population decreased by 69 (0.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ocean City's population decreased by 261 (3.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ocean City's population was lowest in year 2020 at 6,844.