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.

Unlike some towns, Ocean City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ocean City are a mix of both white- and blue-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 vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of 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.

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.