Ocean City, NJ Population

Overview

11,211

Total Population

56.3

Median age

54.10%

Female population %

84.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

79.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,017

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 56.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ocean City's population under 18 was 15.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ocean City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 34.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ocean City, 9.93% were under the age of 15, 14.23% aged 15 to 29, 41.65% aged 30 to 64, 28.35% aged 65 to 84, and 5.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 919 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 54.10% females and 45.90% males in Ocean City, NJ.
The Ocean City, NJ gender ratio is 84.8:100 i.e. 84.8 men to 100 women (0.848).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 563.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 571.

Ocean City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ocean City population: 88.97% are White, 3.09% are Black or African American, 0.04% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 5.69% are some other race and 1.81% are multiracial.
Ocean City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,017 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,194 (90.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ocean City is White with a population of 9,974 (88.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,588 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Ocean City's population decreased by 3,702 (24.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ocean City's population decreased by 483 (4.13%), 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 2019 at 10,981.