Ocean City ZIP Codes — Cape May County, NJ

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,730	15.4%
18 and over	9,530	84.6%
65 and over	3,821	33.9%
Median age	56.9 years

Group	Count	%
White	9,679	78.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1,011	8.2%
Other race	848	6.9%
Black or African American	352	2.9%
Two or more races	348	2.8%
Asian	33	0.3%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	3.3%
$10k–$15k	2.8%
$15k–$25k	7.1%
$25k–$35k	6.9%
$35k–$50k	8.1%
$50k–$75k	12.4%
$75k–$100k	9.8%
$100k–$150k	16.8%
$150k–$200k	11.5%
$200k+	21.3%
Median income	$98,576

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$664,100
Median rent / month	$1,404
Owner occupied	72.1%
Renter occupied	27.9%
Vacant	73.5%
Single-family detached	29.4%
Large apartment buildings	6.4%
Mobile homes	0.1%
Median rooms	5.1
Avg household size (owned)	2.04

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.7%
2010–2019	8.3%
2000–2009	16.2%
1990–1999	11.7%
1980–1989	18.0%
1970–1979	12.5%
1960–1969	7.4%
1950–1959	5.7%
1940–1949	3.3%
1939 or earlier	16.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.4%
1 bedroom	5.6%
2 bedrooms	13.2%
3 bedrooms	43.9%
4 bedrooms	27.6%
5+ bedrooms	8.3%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	8.4%
1 vehicle	41.3%
2 vehicles	37.7%
3 or more	12.6%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	68.1%
Electricity	28.5%
Propane / LP gas	1.9%
Fuel oil	1.0%
No fuel used	0.3%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	2,793	50.6%
Cohabiting couple	165	3.0%
Male householder, no spouse	954	17.3%
Female householder, no spouse	1,609	29.1%
Households with children under 18	952	17.2%
Households with seniors (65+)	2,710	49.1%
Average household size	2.01

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	24.6%	18.3%
Married	64.7%	54.7%
Separated	1.4%	0.9%
Widowed	4.8%	12.7%
Divorced	4.5%	13.2%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.1%
Bachelor's or higher	54.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	22	1.1%
Kindergarten	60	2.9%
Elementary school	834	40.8%
High school	661	32.3%
College / grad school	469	22.9%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	47.6%
Service	13.2%
Sales & office	25.7%
Natural resources & construction	5.4%
Production & transportation	8.1%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	75.2%
Government	19.0%
Self-employed	5.5%
Unpaid family workers	0.4%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	68.0%
Carpool	7.1%
Public transit	0.6%
Walk	7.2%
Other means	3.3%
Avg commute (minutes)	29.6

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	48.0%
Retirement income	39.4%
Supplemental Security	2.5%
Cash public assistance	0.5%
Food stamps / SNAP	4.0%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	0.0%
High cholesterol	0.0%
Heart disease	7.9%
Stroke	3.2%
Asthma	8.9%
Arthritis	27.6%
Kidney disease	3.2%
Pulmonary disease	6.3%
Cancer	10.0%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.7%
No physical activity	18.0%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	27.6%
Fair or poor health	10.8%
Poor mental health	11.4%
Poor physical health	8.6%
No health insurance	9.5%
Visited doctor (checkup)	80.5%
Visited dentist	74.2%
Cholesterol screening	0.0%
Teeth loss	8.0%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	835	8.8%

Disability	%
Any disability	13.3%
Under 18	2.5%
18–64 years	7.2%
65 and over	27.7%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	76.6%
Public insurance	41.8%
Uninsured under 19	4.5%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	11,054	98.2%
Spanish	225	2.0%
Other Indo-European	217	2.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	8	0.1%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	10,754	95.5%
Born in same state	10,586	94.0%
Born in different state	4,505	40.0%
Foreign born	168	1.5%
Naturalized citizen	506	4.5%
Not a US citizen	201	39.7%