What kinds of homes are in Ocean City, NJ?

Name: Types of homes in Ocean City, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Ocean City, NJ has 21,191 (±396) homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is about 3,138 homes per square mile of land.

29.6% are detached single-family houses.

21.1% are in buildings of two to four units.

11.7% are in buildings of five or more units.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Housing units: 21,191 (±396)
Detached houses: 29.6%
2–4 unit buildings: 21.1%
5+ unit buildings: 11.7%

Homes in Ocean City by building size

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	Ocean City	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Single-family, detached	29.6% (±1.9 points)	51.7%	52.6%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	37.6% (±2.6 points)	26.0%	10.0%	6.2%
2 units	17.3% (±2.0 points)	7.3%	8.6%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.8% (±0.9 points)	3.0%	6.1%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	2.6% (±0.9 points)	3.0%	4.6%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	2.5% (±0.9 points)	1.9%	4.9%	4.3%
20 or more units	6.6% (±1.4 points)	3.9%	12.3%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.1% (±0.1 points)	3.3%	0.9%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

In Ocean City, the share of homes in buildings of five or more units is higher than in Cape May County (8.8%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (21.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (19.1%).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units in places near Ocean City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean City
Place	Distance	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units	Compared with this place
Ocean City	—	11.7% (±1.9 points)	—
Beesleys Point	1.9 mi	0.0% (±12.1 points)	Not measurably different
Marmora	3.2 mi	0.0% (±5.2 points)	Lower
Somers Point	3.3 mi	33.9% (±5.8 points)	Higher
Longport Borough	4.8 mi	21.6% (±4.6 points)	Higher
Palermo	5.2 mi	0.0% (±6.1 points)	Lower
Linwood	5.4 mi	2.1% (±1.1 points)	Lower
Corbin City	6.1 mi	0.0% (±27.0 points)	Not measurably different
Margate City	6.5 mi	24.4% (±3.7 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Marmora, NJ (0.0%), Palermo, NJ (0.0%), Linwood, NJ (2.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Somers Point, NJ (33.9%), Longport Borough, NJ (21.6%), Margate City, NJ (24.4%).

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

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units across Cape May County, place by place

Rank	Place	Homes in buildings of 5 or more units
1	Wildwood	20.8% (±4.2 points)
2	Sea Isle City	14.8% (±2.7 points)
3	Ocean City	11.7% (±1.9 points)
4	North Wildwood	10.8% (±2.9 points)
5	Wildwood Crest Borough	10.4% (±3.4 points)
6	Woodbine Borough	9.1% (±4.8 points)
7	Cape May	8.9% (±2.8 points)
8	Avalon Borough	6.9% (±1.4 points)
9	Stone Harbor Borough	6.3% (±1.8 points)

Showing 9 of 16 places in Cape May County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 City

How many homes are in Ocean City?

Ocean City, NJ has an estimated 21,191 (±396) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Are most homes in Ocean City houses or apartments?

29.6% are detached houses and 37.6% attached houses, while 32.8% are in buildings of two or more units.

How many two-family and small multifamily homes are in Ocean City?

21.1% of homes in Ocean City are in buildings of two to four units, the small rental buildings that are often owner-occupied.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ocean City city, Cape May County, New Jersey

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DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0007PE, DP04_0007PM, DP04_0008PE, DP04_0008PM, DP04_0009PE, DP04_0009PM, DP04_0010PE, DP04_0010PM, DP04_0011PE, DP04_0011PM, DP04_0012PE, DP04_0012PM, DP04_0013PE, DP04_0013PM, DP04_0014PE, DP04_0014PM, DP04_0015PE, DP04_0015PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.