Ocean View, DE Population

Overview

2,556

Total Population

64.6

Median age

56.49%

Female population %

77:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

119.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ocean View is 64.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ocean View's population under 18 was 5.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ocean View's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 48.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ocean View, 5.40% were under the age of 15, 8.65% aged 15 to 29, 36.97% aged 30 to 64, 45.19% aged 65 to 84, and 3.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 332 more females than males in Ocean View:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.49% females and 43.51% males in Ocean View, DE.
The Ocean View, DE gender ratio is 77:100 i.e. 77 men to 100 women (0.770).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 201.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 256.

Ocean View's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ocean View population: 91.59% are White, 2.07% are Black or African American, 0.98% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.10% are Asian and 4.26% are multiracial.
Ocean View's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,466 (96.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ocean View is White with a population of 2,341 (91.59% of the total population).

Ocean View's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 2,848 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Ocean View's population increased by 687 (59.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ocean View's population increased by 819 (44.54%), 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 View's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,152.