What percentage of people rent in Ocean City, NJ?

Name: Renters and owners in Ocean City, NJ, 2020–2024
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27.3% (±5.1 points) of the occupied homes in Ocean City, NJ are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,554 renting households against 4,135 that own their home.

In Ocean City, the share of households that rent went from 28.7% in 2015–2019 to 27.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 27.3% (±5.1 points)
Renting households: 1,554 (±320)
Median renter income: $40,735 (±$12,510)

Who rents and who owns in Ocean City

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean City	Cape May County	New Jersey	United States
Renter-occupied share	27.3% (±5.1 points)	19.7% (±1.5 points)	36.2% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,554 (±320)	8,831 (±694)	1,268,573 (±8,082)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,135 (±280)	36,053 (±805)	2,239,128 (±10,678)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	1.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.0 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$40,735 (±$12,510)	$50,917 (±$6,072)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$130,861 (±$14,088)	$101,937 (±$3,864)	$133,477 (±$624)	$100,009

In Ocean City, the renter share is higher than in Cape May County (19.7%).

It is also lower than in New Jersey (36.2%).

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

In Cape May County, Ocean City ranks 4 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 234 of 564.

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

How renting in 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	28.7% (±3.6 points)	27.3% (±5.1 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,264 (±$103)	$1,683 (±$216)	+33.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$81,076 (±$7,969)	$101,782 (±$11,565)	+25.5%	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 Ocean City

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean City
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ocean City	—	27.3% (±5.1 points)	—
Beesleys Point	1.9 mi	0.0% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Marmora	3.2 mi	11.8% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Somers Point	3.3 mi	47.6% (±4.9 points)	Higher
Longport Borough	4.8 mi	9.0% (±5.1 points)	Lower
Palermo	5.2 mi	2.1% (±2.6 points)	Lower
Linwood	5.4 mi	6.1% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Corbin City	6.1 mi	13.6% (±8.4 points)	Lower
Margate City	6.5 mi	10.0% (±3.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Beesleys Point, NJ (0.0%), Marmora, NJ (11.8%), Longport Borough, NJ (9.0%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Somers Point, NJ (47.6%).

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

Households that rent across Cape May County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Wildwood	56.5% (±7.2 points)
2	Woodbine Borough	44.6% (±10.0 points)
3	Cape May	35.5% (±8.3 points)
4	Ocean City	27.3% (±5.1 points)
5	Middle Township	19.3% (±4.9 points)
6	Wildwood Crest Borough	18.7% (±7.6 points)
7	North Wildwood	16.3% (±6.6 points)
8	Lower Township	16.0% (±2.7 points)
9	West Cape May Borough	14.8% (±5.5 points)
10	Dennis Township	11.8% (±5.2 points)

Showing 10 of 16 places in Cape May County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Ocean City

How many renters are there in Ocean City?

Ocean City has an estimated 1,554 (±320) renting households, 27.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ocean City?

In Ocean City, the share of households that rent went from 28.7% in 2015–2019 to 27.3% in 2020–2024 (−1.4 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ocean City?

A renting household in Ocean City has 1.9 people on average, against 2.0 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ocean City?

The median renting household in Ocean City, NJ has an income of $40,735 (±$12,510) a year, against $130,861 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 Ocean City city, Cape May County, New Jersey (county subdivision:54360, in state:34 county:009).

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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