Community Profile: Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Demographics and Economic Data

Tables

Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of New Jersey, Ocean City MSA, and City of Ocean City
Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Ocean City, NJ MSA

Figures

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Ocean City, NJ MSA
Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Ocean City, NJ MSA
Figure 3: Vacant Housing
Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

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Table 1: Racial Composition of the State of New Jersey, Ocean City MSA, and City of Ocean City

	State of New Jersey	Ocean City MSA	Ocean City
Total Population	8,414,350	102,326	15,378
White alone	72.5%	91.6%	93.7%
Black or African American alone	13.4%	5.0%	4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Asian alone	5.7%	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race alone	5.4%	1.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.3%	1.1%
Total Percentage	100%	100%	100%
Percent Hispanic or Latino in Origin of Total Population	13.3%	3.1%	2.2%
	13.3%	3.1%	2.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Table 2: Distribution of Households by Income of Census Tract Within the Ocean City, NJ MSA

	Total Households		Low-Income Households (<50%)		Moderate-Income Households (50-79%)		Middle-Income Households (80-119%)		Upper-Income Households (≥120%)
Tract Income	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Low	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Moderate	9,753	23.1	3,247	34.1	1,991	27.5	1,925	24.2	2,590	14.9
Middle	21,777	51.7	4,686	49.2	3,944	54.4	4,327	54.3	8,820	50.7
Upper	10,610	25.2	1,594	16.7	1,308	18.1	1,709	21.5	5,999	34.4
Total	42,140	100.0	9,527	100.0	7,243	100.0	7,961	100.0	17,409	100.0
Percentage of Households in Tracts of Any Income				22.6		17.2		18.9		41.3

Source: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), http://www.ffiec.gov.

Figure 1: Racial Composition of the Ocean City, NJ MSA

Racial Composition of the Atlantic City, NJ MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 2: Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Ocean City, NJ MSA

Racial Composition of Those Who Reported They Were Hispanic or Latino in Origin Within the Atlantic City, NJ MSA

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 3: Vacant Housing

Vacant Housing

* Less than 0.2 percent of the vacant housing in the state of New Jersey and in the Ocean City MSA is attributable to migrant workers. No vacant housing in the city of Ocean City is attributable to migrant workers.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Figure 4: Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Highest Education Level by Percent of Population

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, “2000 Census – Summary File 3,” http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Last updated: Monday, October 29, 2007