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Worcester County

Population in July 2007: 3,487.
Males: 1,718  (49.3%)
Females: 1,769  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  43.5 years
Maryland median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 21842.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $56,047 (it was $42,279 in 2000)
West Ocean City:  $56,047
Maryland:  $70,545

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $37,538

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $360,441 (it was $151,000 in 2000)
West Ocean City:  $360,441
Maryland:  $341,200

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $399,146; Detached houses: $411,436; Townhouses or other attached units: $230,386; In 2-unit structures: $540,482; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $193,797; Mobile homes: $80,700

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Races in West Ocean City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in West Ocean City: 93.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.6%), English (19.4%), Irish (17.0%), United States (10.3%), Italian (8.2%), Polish (4.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 4.03 square miles.

Population density: 866 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in West Ocean City

  • High school or higher: 81.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Ocean City CDP

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 64.1%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

148 residents are foreign born (2.2% Latin America, 1.3% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

This place:  4.5%
Maryland:  9.8%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in West Ocean City, Maryland in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in West Ocean City to the number of sex offenders is 3487 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

West Ocean City:  0.6% ($975)
Maryland:  1.2% ($1,782)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (79.4 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (105.4 miles , pop. 651,154).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (115.0 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Ocean Pines, MD (2.0 miles ), Ocean City, MD (2.1 miles ), Berlin, MD (2.3 miles ), Fenwick Island, DE (3.0 miles ), Newark, MD (3.1 miles ), Selbyville, DE (3.2 miles ), Whaleyville, MD (3.3 miles) , South Bethany, DE (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 38.34 N, Longitude: 75.11 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (20%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)



Average climate in West Ocean City, Maryland

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West Ocean City-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 38.4 miles away from the West Ocean City place center caused $150,000 in damages.

On 8/12/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


West Ocean City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Maryland state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 84.1 miles away from West Ocean City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near West Ocean City:
  • ATLANTIC GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BERLIN, MD)
  • DEER'S HEAD CENTER (about 29 miles; SALISBURY, MD)
  • HEALTHSOUTH CHESAPEAKE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; SALISBURY, MD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Ocean City:
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 24 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,053)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (about 37 miles; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; FT enrollment: 2,940)
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; Dover, DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
  • ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,086)
  • THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 86 miles; POMONA, NJ; FT enrollment: 5,526)
  • UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (about 87 miles; ANNAPOLIS, MD; FT enrollment: 4,172)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in West Ocean City that have no violations reported:
  • WOR CO COMM BOAT DOCK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Maryland:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.9%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This place:  1.0%
Whole state:  4.2%

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West Ocean City compared to Maryland state average:
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Worcester County Maryland:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (52%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • Utility gas (15%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for West Ocean City

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.21%
Here51.2%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents32.3%32.0%12.6%7.9%3.0%
Congregations6.0%47.0%9.6%6.0%7.2%
NameGreek Orthodox Archdiocese of AmericaAssemblies of GodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Other
Adherents2.9%2.5%2.2%1.4%3.2%
Congregations1.2%2.4%1.2%3.6%15.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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10.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.52%
Maryland average:  7.95%

2.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,612 average AGI)
Worcester County:  2.47%
Maryland average:  0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Wicomico County, MD  1.30% ($66,164 average AGI)
from Baltimore County, MD  0.69% ($60,689)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.53% ($69,895)


7.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,488 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.84%
Maryland average:  8.13%

0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($269 average AGI)
Worcester County:  0.14%
Maryland average:  0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Wicomico County, MD  1.98% ($33,495 average AGI)
to Sussex County, DE  0.77% ($38,099)
to Baltimore County, MD  0.37% ($46,846)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Ocean City:
  • WKHZ (1590 AM; 1 kW; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: RADIO BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJDY (1470 AM; 5 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Ocean City:
  • WRXS (106.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ATLANTIC RADIO BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WLBW (92.1 FM; FENWICK ISLAND, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOCM (98.1 FM; SELBYVILLE, DE; Owner: IRIE RADIO, INC.)
  • WWFG (99.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQJZ (97.1 FM; OCEAN PINES, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQHQ (104.7 FM; OCEAN CITY-SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZEB (101.7 FM; OCEAN VIEW, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WOSC (95.9 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOCQ (103.9 FM; BERLIN, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WSDL (90.7 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WZBH (93.5 FM; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WJNE (103.5 FM; BETHANY BEACH, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WLVW-FM (105.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around West Ocean City:
  • WRAV-LP (Channel 8; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
  • WEWE-LP (Channel 24; SUSSEX COUNTY, DE; Owner: OCEAN 60 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPB (Channel 28; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • W38BN (Channel 38; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY EDUCATIONAL B/CTING FOUND.)
  • WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WBLP-LP (Channel 22; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: OCEAN 22 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WLWP-LP (Channel 4; MILLSBORO, ETC., DE; Owner: OCEAN 4 BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)



West Ocean City on our top lists:
    • #7 (21842) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most hotels or motels in 2005"
    • #30 (21842) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most full service restaurants in 2005"
    • #77 (21842) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most casinos in 2005"
    • #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"

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