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Ocean City Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ocean City Area is $33,499, which is lower than the state average of $36,359 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Ocean City Area median household income is $57,394. On average Ocean City Area residents spend 21.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 31.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #32

Ocean City Area	33,499 USD
New Jersey	36,359 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean City Area	30,197 USD
New Jersey	39,546 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean City Area	35,810 USD
New Jersey	47,106 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean City Area	25,616 USD
New Jersey	32,292 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #94

Ocean City Area	57,394 USD
New Jersey	72,062 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ocean City Area	77,949 USD
New Jersey	98,286 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Ocean City Area	5.42%
New Jersey	30.67%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Ocean City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New Jersey and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ocean City Area		New Jersey		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.59%	$17,376, see rank	24.72%	$16,682	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.14%	$19,673, see rank	29.18%	$19,213	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.33%	$6,064, see rank	2.81%	$4,209	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.19%	$26,659, see rank	17.41%	$26,347	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ocean City Area	75,370 USD
New Jersey	87,999 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ocean City Area	92,068 USD
New Jersey	114,618 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ocean City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
White	$58,536, see rank	$77,446	$56,900
Black	$39,774, see rank	$46,640	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,821, see rank	$49,097	$42,396
Asian	$59,875, see rank	$103,101	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,191, see rank	$36,663	$37,170
One Race, Other	$33,906, see rank	$45,137	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,917, see rank	$59,161	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ocean City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
less than 25	$27,449, see rank	$32,789	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,486, see rank	$77,813	$58,398
45 to 64	$76,395, see rank	$88,136	$65,027
65 or over	$41,680, see rank	$44,740	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ocean City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	81,077, see rank	7,080,181	248,775,628
Male¹	39,237, 48.39%, see rank	48.17%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	25,590, 65.22%, see rank	72.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	575, 1.47%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	25,015, 63.75%, see rank	72.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	22,459, 89.78%, see rank	90.25%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,556, 10.22%, see rank	9.75%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,647, 34.78%, see rank	27.70%	30.72%
Female¹	41,840, 51.61%, see rank	51.83%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	23,012, 55.00%, see rank	60.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	134, 0.32%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	22,878, 54.68%, see rank	60.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	20,540, 89.78%, see rank	90.43%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,338, 10.22%, see rank	9.57%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	18,828, 45.00%, see rank	39.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ocean City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	42,553, 100%	4,144,855	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	32,960, 77.46%, see rank	71.91%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,238, 7.61%, see rank	8.31%	9.59%
Public Transportation	681, 1.60%, see rank	10.92%	5.06%
Walked	2,305, 5.42%, see rank	3.03%	2.78%
Other Means	1,639, 3.85%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,730, 4.07%, see rank	3.94%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ocean City Area	21.5 minutes
New Jersey	31.2 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ocean City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	42,999	4,235,089	143,435,233
Male¹	22,459, 52.23%, see rank	52.43%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,571, 29.26%, see rank	38.00%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,927, 21.94%, see rank	14.90%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,952, 17.60%, see rank	18.56%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	283, 1.26%, see rank	0.26%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,807, 12.50%, see rank	8.12%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,528, 11.26%, see rank	15.13%	17.94%
Female¹	20,540, 47.77%, see rank	47.57%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,238, 40.11%, see rank	43.61%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,826, 23.50%, see rank	18.85%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,793, 33.07%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	47, 0.23%, see rank	0.09%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 0.11%, see rank	0.17%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	574, 2.79%, see rank	5.12%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ocean City Area	New Jersey	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	42,999, 100%	4,235,089	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	519, 1.21%, see rank	0.32%	1.96%
Construction	3,234, 7.52%, see rank	5.57%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,337, 3.11%, see rank	8.65%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	862, 2.00%, see rank	3.43%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,840, 13.58%, see rank	11.20%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,340, 3.12%, see rank	5.72%	4.93%
Information	596, 1.39%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,765, 6.43%, see rank	8.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,663, 8.52%, see rank	12.77%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	10,270, 23.88%, see rank	23.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,378, 17.16%, see rank	8.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,082, 7.17%, see rank	4.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,113, 4.91%, see rank	4.50%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ocean City Area	%	New Jersey	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,483	11.13%, see rank	10.74%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,098	7.86%, see rank	8.14%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.