How many renters in Ocean Pines, MD pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ocean Pines, MD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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66.8% (±18.3 points) of renting households in Ocean Pines, MD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

57.0% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 38.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 66.8% (±18.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 57.0% (±16.1 points)
Median share of income: 38.5% (±7.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ocean Pines

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ocean Pines	Worcester County	Maryland	United States
Less than 15%	13.0% (±7.9 points)	14.1%	11.5%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	5.9% (±6.7 points)	8.3%	12.0%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	12.6% (±13.0 points)	9.8%	13.1%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	1.7% (±3.0 points)	12.5%	11.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.8% (±8.6 points)	9.8%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	57.0% (±16.1 points)	45.5%	42.3%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ocean Pines against Worcester County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean Pines	Worcester County	Maryland	United States
Paying 30% or more	66.8% (±18.3 points)	55.3% (±7.0 points)	51.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	57.0% (±16.1 points)	45.5% (±6.2 points)	42.3% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	38.5% (±7.5 points)	32.7% (±3.0 points)	30.8% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$59,678 (±$12,330)	$44,914 (±$9,001)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,069 (±$188)	$1,159 (±$85)	$1,705 (±$8)	$1,413

In Ocean Pines, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Worcester County (55.3%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (51.5%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Worcester County, Ocean Pines ranks 1 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 60 of 383.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ocean Pines

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Pines
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ocean Pines	—	66.8% (±18.3 points)	—
West Ocean City	3.3 mi	51.8% (±24.6 points)	Not measurably different
Ocean City	4.2 mi	61.7% (±14.7 points)	Not measurably different
Berlin	5.2 mi	56.3% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Selbyville	6.1 mi	27.1% (±36.4 points)	Not measurably different
Fenwick Island	7.3 mi	40.0% (±113.9 points)	Not measurably different
Ocean View	10 mi	40.3% (±30.1 points)	Not measurably different
Frankford	11 mi	22.7% (±31.8 points)	Lower
Millville	11 mi	30.0% (±55.5 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Frankford, DE (22.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Worcester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Ocean Pines	66.8% (±18.3 points)
2	Ocean City	61.7% (±14.7 points)
3	Berlin	56.3% (±13.1 points)
4	Pocomoke City	51.9% (±18.7 points)
5	West Ocean City	51.8% (±24.6 points)
6	Snow Hill	47.7% (±14.1 points)

Ocean Pines is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ocean Pines

Are renters in Ocean Pines rent-burdened?

66.8% of renting households in Ocean Pines pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ocean Pines spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ocean Pines, MD spends 38.5% (±7.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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