Ocean City is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 7,184 people and 13 constituent neighborhoods, Ocean City is the 154th largest community in Maryland.

Ocean City is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ocean City is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ocean City who work in sales jobs (19.67%), food service (13.85%), and management occupations (12.66%).

Ocean City is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Ocean City are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In Ocean City, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day even though Ocean City is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Ocean City Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Ocean City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 28.02% of adults in Ocean City have a college degree.

The per capita income in Ocean City in 2000 was $26,078, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,312 for a family of four.

The people who call Ocean City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ocean City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ocean City include German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Ocean City is English.