ZIP 19970 · Ocean View
Who lives in ZIP code 19970 (Ocean View, DE): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ocean View, DE · Sussex County
uszips 2026
People8,524
Median age63.9
Household income$94,103
Home value$525,579
Median rent$1,512/mo
Poverty12.6%
College degree+48.4%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Seaford, DE (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 353 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,046
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
48.1% are 65 or older; 88.0% are adults.
Household income
47.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $49,320.
Education (adults 25+)
46.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 68.3%
- Never married
- 14.2%
- Divorced
- 8.9%
- Widowed
- 8.6%
- Family size
- 2.48
- Dual-income families
- 29.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.3%
- Rent burden
- 35.7%
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 40.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 36.8%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 17.0%
- No health insurance
- 3.9%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.