About West Ocean City

West Ocean City is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 3,384 people and just one neighborhood, West Ocean City is the 203rd largest community in Maryland.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, West Ocean City is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Ocean City is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Ocean City who work in management occupations (16.48%), office and administrative support jobs (14.49%), and sales jobs (14.43%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of West Ocean City are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. This is certainly the case with West Ocean City, which has a vibrant tourist economy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of West Ocean City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.75 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

West Ocean City is a very car-oriented town. 97.32% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because West Ocean City is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. West Ocean City has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Despite being a small town, West Ocean City has a lot of people using taxis to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on taxis are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

West Ocean City Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in West Ocean City who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.74% of adults in West Ocean City have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in West Ocean City in 2000 was $28,132, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,528 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in West Ocean City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.