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Ocean City, New Jersey

Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is the principal city of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cape May County. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 15,378 in the winter months. In the summer months, Ocean City's population has been estimated to reach 115,000 to 130,000. Ocean City was originally formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 3, 1884, from portions of Upper Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 30, 1884, and was reincorporated as a borough on March 31, 1890. Ocean City was incorporated as a city, its current type of government, on March 25, 1897. Ocean City is known as a family seaside resort that has prohibited the sales of alcoholic beverages within its limits since the city's founding in 1879. The Travel Channel rated Ocean City as the Best Family Beach of 2005.

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Among the most common occupations in Ocean City are Management, professional, and related occupations, 36%. Sales and office occupations, 28%. and Service occupations, 18%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Ocean City, New Jersey work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

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Ocean City Industries

The leading industries in Ocean City, New Jersey are Educational, health and social services, 23%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 18%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Ocean City job listings indicate that the following industries in Ocean City are hiring the most workers: Home Health Care, Misc Store Retailers, Bed & Breakfast Inns, Hotels & Motels and Resorts.

Ocean City Job Salaries

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Ocean City, New Jersey is $36,753, and the median income of households in Ocean City was $44,158.
 

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$37,000
 

Ocean City Unemployment Rate

Ocean City has an unemployment rate of 6.0%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Ocean City Trends data, the number of Ocean City, New Jersey jobs has decreased by 47% since March 2008.
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Ocean City Employment Statistics

Population of Ocean City
Total population 15,378
Male 46.36%
Female 53.64%
Median age 47.8
  
Ocean City Housing
Owner-occupied homes 62.0%
Median cost of a home $224,700
Median mortgage payment $850
Renter-occupied homes 38.0%
Vacant housing 63.2%
Median monthly rent $722
  
Average Income
Median for all male full-time $42,224
Median for all female full-time $31,282
  
Household Income
Less than $10,000 7%
$10,000 to $14,999 5%
$15,000 to $24,999 14%
$25,000 to $34,999 12%
$35,000 to $49,999 19%
$50,000 to $74,999 15%
$75,000 to $99,999 11%
$100,000 to $149,999 9%
$150,000 to $199,999 3%
$200,000 or more 5%
  
Education
Less than 9th grade 3%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8%
High school graduate 30%
Some college, no degree 20%
Associate's degree 6%
Bachelor's degree 23%
Graduate degree 10%
  
Marital Status
Never married 22%
Currently married 52%
Separated 2%
Widowed 11%
Divorced 12%
  
Race
White 94%
Black or African American 4%
Asian 1%
Other 1%
  
Ocean City Commute
Carpool 9.6%
Public transportation 2.1%
Average travel time 26 minutes