Ocean City

  1. Ocean City Legal Resources
  2. Ocean City Statistics
  3. Ocean City Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ocean City Employment Information
  5. Ocean City Family Information
  6. Ocean City Education Information
  7. Ocean City Public Benefits Information
  8. Ocean City Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Ocean City Zip Codes


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Ocean City Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 15,378
  • Land Area (2000): 17.918 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 10.765 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 20,298
Ocean City Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean City Employment Information Back to top
Ocean City Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 444 11.71%
2. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 404 10.65%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 310 8.18%
4. Educational Services 298 7.86%
5. Public Administration 278 7.33%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 274 7.23%
7. Health Care 199 5.25%
8. Finance and Insurance 156 4.11%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 126 3.32%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 113 2.98%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 109 2.87%
12. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 61 1.61%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 59 1.56%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 52 1.37%
15. Other Transportation 51 1.34%
16. U.S. Postal Service 50 1.32%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 49 1.29%
18. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 42 1.11%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 40 1.05%
20. Other Direct Selling Estab 32 0.84%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 675 18.18%
2. Educational Services 519 13.98%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 402 10.83%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 282 7.60%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 196 5.28%
6. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 185 4.98%
7. Construction 129 3.48%
8. Finance and Insurance 125 3.37%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 118 3.18%
10. Public Administration 113 3.04%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 104 2.80%
12. Social Assistance 86 2.32%
13. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 73 1.97%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 70 1.89%
15. Department and Other General Stores 51 1.37%
16. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 50 1.35%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 49 1.32%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 45 1.21%
19. Private Household Services 35 0.94%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 31 0.84%

Ocean City Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 294 7.75%
2. Other Management Occupations 225 5.93%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 183 4.83%
4. Other Personal Care, Not child care 162 4.27%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 161 4.25%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 134 3.53%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 96 2.53%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 90 2.37%
9. Other Installation / Maintenance 87 2.29%
10. Teachers, Secondary School 83 2.19%
11. Other Construction Trades 78 2.06%
12. Other Office and Admin Support 78 2.06%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 76 2.00%
14. Engineers 74 1.95%
15. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 72 1.90%
16. Lawyers 71 1.87%
17. Law Enforcement Workers 70 1.85%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 70 1.85%
19. Carpenters 69 1.82%
20. Top Executives 68 1.79%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 279 7.52%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 273 7.35%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 230 6.20%
4. Other Management Occupations 176 4.74%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 158 4.26%
6. Other Personal Care, Not child care 156 4.20%
7. Waiters and Waitresses 155 4.18%
8. Cashiers 138 3.72%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 118 3.18%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 118 3.18%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 114 3.07%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 112 3.02%
13. Registered Nurses 105 2.83%
14. Other Food Preparation and Servers 90 2.42%
15. Therapists 84 2.26%
16. Accountants and Auditors 67 1.80%
17. Teachers, Secondary School 65 1.75%
18. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 64 1.72%
19. Top Executives 60 1.62%
20. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 59 1.59%

Ocean City Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,928 52.64%
15-35 hours 1,424 10.82%
1-14 hours 327 2.48%
No regular hours 4,482 34.06%

Ocean City Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 257 3.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM 66 0.93%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 165 2.32%
6 AM-6:29 AM 389 5.47%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 374 5.26%
7 AM-7:29 AM 983 13.82%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,335 18.77%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,009 14.19%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 518 7.28%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 727 10.22%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 165 2.32%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 191 2.69%
Noon-3:59 PM 546 7.68%
4 PM-11:59 PM 387 5.44%

Ocean City Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 484 6.81%
5-9 1,096 15.41%
10-14 952 13.39%
15-19 727 10.22%
20-24 700 9.84%
25-29 613 8.62%
30-34 1,107 15.57%
35-39 127 1.79%
40-44 138 1.94%
45-59 373 5.24%
60-89 467 6.57%
At least 90 328 4.61%

Ocean City Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 45 0.63% 4,527 63.65%
30-44 74 1.04% 1,298 18.25%
45-59 0 0.00% 373 5.24%
At least 60 33 0.46% 762 10.71%

Ocean City Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 128 1.74%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 704 9.55%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,761 78.19%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 6 0.08%
Color 4 Box Other 8 0.11%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 152 2.06%
Color 6 Box Walked 353 4.79%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 256 3.47%

Ocean City Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean City Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,479 (15,088 people)
Families (2000): 4,022 (10,804 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,388
People at same address in 1995: 7,962
Ocean City Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 497 6.65%
$10,000-$14,999 407 5.44%
$15,000-$19,999 458 6.12%
$20,000-$24,999 624 8.34%
$25,000-$29,999 436 5.83%
$30,000-$34,999 436 5.83%
$35,000-$39,999 405 5.42%
$40,000-$44,999 554 7.41%
$45,000-$49,999 435 5.82%
$50,000-$59,999 534 7.14%
$60,000-$74,999 562 7.51%
$75,000-$99,999 850 11.37%
$100,000-$124,999 421 5.63%
$125,000-$149,999 285 3.81%
$150,000-$199,999 221 2.95%
$200,000 or more 354 4.73%

Ocean City Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 3,015 40.39%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,388 31.99%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 378 5.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 736 9.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 39 0.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 516 6.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 16 0.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 248 3.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 4 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 76 1.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 3 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 43 0.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

Ocean City Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,358 25.21%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,849 18.11%
Public Assistance 80 0.38%
Retirement 1,612 7.58%
Self Employment 948 4.46%
Social Security 2,962 13.94%
Supplemental Security 162 0.76%
Wage / Salary 5,054 23.78%
Other 1,228 5.78%

Ocean City Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,343 71.98%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 912 28.02%

Ocean City Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 708 11.74%
Color 1 Box Married 3,675 60.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,483 24.59%
Color 3 Box Widowed 165 2.74%

Ocean City Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 911 12.38%
Color 1 Box Married 3,590 48.78%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,520 20.65%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,339 18.19%

Ocean City Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean City Education Information Back to top
Ocean City Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 316 2.45%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,133 8.78%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,860 29.93%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,668 20.69%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 766 5.94%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,921 22.65%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,234 9.57%

Ocean City Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 99 0.64% 58 0.38% 157 1.02%
Kindergarten 93 0.60% 23 0.15% 116 0.75%
Grades 1-4 369 2.40% 111 0.72% 480 3.12%
Grades 5-8 624 4.06% 120 0.78% 744 4.84%
Grades 9-12 540 3.51% 64 0.42% 604 3.93%
Undergrad college 310 2.02% 90 0.59% 400 2.60%
Graduate or professional school 73 0.47% 74 0.48% 147 0.96%
Total 2,108 13.71% 540 3.51% 2,648 17.22%

Ocean City Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean City Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ocean City Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 14,053 93.16%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,031 6.84%

Ocean City Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean City Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ocean City Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,222 7.95%
10-19 Years 1,529 9.94%
20-29 Years 1,390 9.04%
30-39 Years 1,791 11.65%
40-49 Years 2,240 14.57%
50-59 Years 2,279 14.82%
60-69 Years 1,948 12.67%
70-79 Years 1,813 11.79%
80-89 Years 938 6.10%
90+ Years 228 1.48%

Ocean City Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,129 46.36%
Color 1 Box Female 8,249 53.64%

Ocean City Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 14,211 92.41%
Color 1 Box African-American 632 4.11%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 306 1.99%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 113 0.73%
Color 2 Box Asian 84 0.55%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 17 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 8 0.05%
Color 6 Box Other Race 7 0.05%

Ocean City Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 4,259 24.31%
2. German 3,453 19.71%
3. Italian 2,961 16.90%
4. English 2,292 13.09%
5. United States Or American 540 3.08%
6. Polish 492 2.81%
7. Scotch Irish 451 2.57%
8. Scottish 444 2.53%
9. French Non-Basque 376 2.15%
10. Welsh 261 1.49%

Ocean City Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,861 93.26%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 240 1.61%
3. Italian 188 1.26%
4. Serbo Croatian 98 0.66%
5. German 93 0.63%
6. French 77 0.52%
7. Russian 57 0.38%
8. Arabic 52 0.35%
9. Chinese 33 0.22%
10. Hebrew 33 0.22%

Ocean City Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,817 96.35%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 308 2.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 253 1.65%

Ocean City Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Ocean City Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean City Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
08226