Cities / New Jersey / Ocean City

Ocean City, NJ

11,260 people

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Population & People

Population

11,260

Median age

56.1

Median household income

$101,782

Poverty rate

9.8%

Unemployment rate

3.2%

Bachelor's degree+

56.7%

Avg. commute

22 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$840,500

Median gross rent

$1,683/mo

Homeownership rate

72.68%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,132

HUD Fair Market Rent (New Jersey statewide average across 21 areas — not specific to Ocean City), 2026. Efficiency $1599, 1BR $1759, 2BR $2132, 3BR $2658, 4BR $3005. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Jersey commercial electricity

16.63¢/kWh

New Jersey industrial electricity

13.9¢/kWh

New Jersey residential electricity

22.63¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

887174.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

688124

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Jersey

967.6

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, New Jersey-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Jersey energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Jersey economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).