What percentage of people rent in West Ocean City, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in West Ocean City, MD, 2020–2024
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18.1% (±5.9 points) of the occupied homes in West Ocean City, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 403 renting households against 1,822 that own their home.

In West Ocean City, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−12.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 18.1% (±5.9 points)
Renting households: 403 (±152)
Median renter income: $72,917 (±$12,301)

Who rents and who owns in West Ocean City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Ocean City	Worcester County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	18.1% (±5.9 points)	22.0% (±1.9 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	403 (±152)	5,319 (±498)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,822 (±222)	18,817 (±563)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.0 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$72,917 (±$12,301)	$44,914 (±$9,001)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$117,500 (±$22,197)	$96,168 (±$5,081)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In West Ocean City, the renter share is not measurably different from Worcester County (22.0%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (32.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Worcester County, West Ocean City ranks 5 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 238 of 388.

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

How renting in West Ocean City has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	30.8% (±6.6 points)	18.1% (±5.9 points)	−12.7 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,245 (±$178)	$1,620 (±$304)	+30.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$68,519 (±$14,345)	$97,165 (±$19,806)	+41.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near West Ocean City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Ocean City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Ocean City	—	18.1% (±5.9 points)	—
Ocean Pines	3.3 mi	9.5% (±2.7 points)	Lower
Ocean City	3.8 mi	25.8% (±5.2 points)	Not measurably different
Berlin	5.8 mi	44.4% (±6.7 points)	Higher
Fenwick Island	8.4 mi	5.4% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Selbyville	9.4 mi	16.0% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different
South Bethany	12 mi	0.0% (±10.4 points)	Lower
Ocean View	12 mi	7.0% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Millville	13 mi	5.3% (±3.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Ocean Pines, MD (9.5%), Fenwick Island, DE (5.4%), South Bethany, DE (0.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Berlin, MD (44.4%).

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

Households that rent across Worcester County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Berlin	44.4% (±6.7 points)
2	Snow Hill	44.0% (±7.9 points)
3	Pocomoke City	40.2% (±10.5 points)
4	Ocean City	25.8% (±5.2 points)
5	West Ocean City	18.1% (±5.9 points)
6	Ocean Pines	9.5% (±2.7 points)

West Ocean City 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), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about West Ocean City

How many renters are there in West Ocean City?

West Ocean City has an estimated 403 (±152) renting households, 18.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Ocean City?

In West Ocean City, the share of households that rent went from 30.8% in 2015–2019 to 18.1% in 2020–2024 (−12.7 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in West Ocean City?

A renting household in West Ocean City has 2.0 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Ocean City?

The median renting household in West Ocean City, MD has an income of $72,917 (±$12,301) a year, against $117,500 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for West Ocean City CDP, Maryland (place:83225, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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