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West Ocean City, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $387,428 (it was $151,000 in 2000)
West Ocean City:

$387,428
Maryland:

$398,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $273,243 - $630,085

Total population: 4,375 (Urban population: 3,384 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Houses: 3,205 (2,291 occupied: 1,768 owner occupied, 554 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

24%
State:

32%

Housing density: 796 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $431,113.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,248 (lower quartile is $848, upper quartile is $1,503)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,093


Median gross rent in West Ocean City, MD in 2022: $1,465

Housing units in West Ocean City with a mortgage: 1,001 (74 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 68 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $121,785

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $74,282

Median monthly housing costs: $1,433

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West Ocean City, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1997

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,248
  • Male householders: 1,246 (298 living alone), Female householders: 1,020 (326 living alone)
  • 1,004 spouses (1,004 opposite-sex spouses), 326 unmarried partners, (326 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,192 children (1,096 natural, 7 adopted, 89 stepchildren), 238 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 0 foster children, 33 other relatives, 139 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 8

Size of family households: 690 2-persons, 266 3-persons, 248 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 652 1-person, 276 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

643 married couples with children.
257 single-parent households (105 men, 152 women).

91.4% of residents of West Ocean City speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% speak English very well, 65% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
3.5% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 271 (5.2%)
(60.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

7.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 2722 bedrooms
  • 8883 bedrooms
  • 5524 bedrooms
  • 565+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • 0no bedroom
  • 921 bedroom
  • 2022 bedrooms
  • 2603 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in West Ocean City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Ocean City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 28no vehicle
  • 4621 vehicle
  • 8342 vehicles
  • 3303 vehicles
  • 864 vehicles
  • 285+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in West Ocean City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Ocean City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 19no vehicle
  • 2451 vehicle
  • 2392 vehicles
  • 513 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 393 rooms
  • 1614 rooms
  • 1985 rooms
  • 4336 rooms
  • 2837 rooms
  • 3238 rooms
  • 3329+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • 01 room
  • 182 rooms
  • 533 rooms
  • 2744 rooms
  • 825 rooms
  • 1006 rooms
  • 77 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 199+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in West Ocean City, MD
  • West Ocean City, MD household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in West Ocean City, MD in 2022
  • 17Less than $10,000
  • 114$10,000 to $19,999
  • 232$20,000 to $29,999
  • 243$30,000 to $39,999
  • 116$40,000 to $49,999
  • 94$50,000 to $59,999
  • 217$60,000 to $74,999
  • 235$75,000 to $99,999
  • 312$100,000 to $124,999
  • 120$125,000 to $149,999
  • 177$150,000 to $199,999
  • 444$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in West Ocean City, MD

  • Distribution of house value in West Ocean City, MD in 2022
  • 10Less than $10,000
  • 24$15,000 to $19,999
  • 11$30,000 to $34,999
  • 30$80,000 to $89,999
  • 14$100,000 to $124,999
  • 25$125,000 to $149,999
  • 32$150,000 to $174,999
  • 47$175,000 to $199,999
  • 160$200,000 to $249,999
  • 215$250,000 to $299,999
  • 341$300,000 to $399,999
  • 261$400,000 to $499,999
  • 247$500,000 to $749,999
  • 266$750,000 to $999,999
  • 9$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 10$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 59$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in West Ocean City, MD

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in West Ocean City, MD in 2022
  • 12$500 to $549
  • 11$600 to $649
  • 28$650 to $699
  • 131$800 to $899
  • 54$900 to $999
  • 19$1,000 to $1,249
  • 134$1,250 to $1,499
  • 113$1,500 to $1,999
  • 9$3,000 to $3,499
  • 62No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.8%
Number of people working at home: 160 (6.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 77
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 454
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 542
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 494
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 377
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 75
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 126
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 12
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 51
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 106
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 78
  • 90 or more minutes: 72
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - West Ocean City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,955 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled: 127 (5.3%)
  • Bus: 13 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 41 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 160 (6.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 11.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.6%Males
  • 3.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.8%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Ocean City, Maryland
  • 1462010 or later
  • 512000 to 2009
  • 451990 to 1999
  • 221980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 63Before 1970
Ancestries in West Ocean City, MD

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 463 (19.3%)
  • German: 259 (10.8%)
  • English: 257 (10.7%)
  • Italian: 215 (9.0%)
  • American: 132 (5.5%)
  • Ghanaian: 91 (3.8%)
  • Israeli: 75 (3.1%)
  • Turkish: 51 (2.1%)
  • Polish: 42 (1.8%)
  • Lithuanian: 25 (1.0%)
  • Romanian: 25 (1.0%)
  • Slovak: 23 (1.0%)
  • Greek: 22 (0.9%)
  • Dutch: 19 (0.8%)
  • Scottish: 17 (0.7%)
  • Maltese: 16 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 14 (0.6%)
  • Czech: 13 (0.5%)
  • Slavic: 11 (0.5%)
  • Cape Verdean: 10 (0.4%)
  • French: 8 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 6 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 5 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Israel
West Ocean City:

44.6% (121)
Maryland:

0.4% (3,756)

Turkey
West Ocean City:

12.5% (34)
Maryland:

0.4% (3,850)

Vietnam
West Ocean City:

12.2% (33)
Maryland:

1.9% (18,716)

Romania
West Ocean City:

8.9% (24)
Maryland:

0.3% (2,576)

Ghana
West Ocean City:

8.9% (24)
Maryland:

1.8% (17,774)

Brazil
West Ocean City:

7.4% (20)
Maryland:

1.2% (11,980)

Ireland
West Ocean City:

2.6% (7)
Maryland:

0.2% (1,714)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,857
  • Other state: 1,950
  • Northeast: 911
  • Midwest: 149
  • South: 794
  • West: 89

88.9% of West Ocean City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63.5% lived in Maryland.


West Ocean City:

88.9%
State average:

88.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 14
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 18
  • 7th and 8th grade: 6
  • 9th grade: 18
  • 10th grade: 2
  • 11th grade: 44
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 7
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 661
  • Less than 1 year of college: 109
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 308
  • Associate degree: 149
  • Bachelor's degree: 401
  • Master's degree: 282
  • Professional school degree: 38
  • Doctorate degree: 7
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 18
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 17
  • 11th grade: 16
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 642
  • Less than 1 year of college: 104
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 192
  • Associate degree: 170
  • Bachelor's degree: 520
  • Master's degree: 160
  • Professional school degree: 18
  • Doctorate degree: 45
Educational Attainment for Females
West Ocean City marital status for males
West Ocean City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,269
  • One, attached: 424
  • Two: 26
  • 3 or 4: 7
  • 5 to 9: 153
  • 50 or more: 35
  • Mobile homes: 288

Median worth of mobile homes: $221,175

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in West Ocean City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West Ocean City, MD
  • 56.6%Electricity
  • 22.3%Utility gas
  • 17.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.6%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West Ocean City, MD
  • 82.4%Electricity
  • 9.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55
Here:

10.4%
Maryland:

15.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
Here:

21.3%
Maryland:

14.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
Here:

15.3%
Maryland:

20.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability