ZIP 21842 · Ocean City
Who lives in ZIP code 21842 (Ocean City, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ocean City, MD · Worcester County
uszips 2026
People11,226
Median age53.4
Household income$79,876
Home value$448,112
Median rent$1,394/mo
Poverty9.4%
College degree+40.8%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Ocean Pines, MD (micro)
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 473 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,751
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.4% are 65 or older; 87.0% are adults.
Household income
40.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,928.
Education (adults 25+)
38.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.1%
- Never married
- 26.1%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.54
- Dual-income families
- 55.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.4%
- Unemployment
- 7.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.3%
- Veterans
- 8.9%
- With a disability
- 14.6%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.