Ocean City, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ocean City	Washington	National
Income per capita	$52,663	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$110,489	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$109,038	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.1%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ocean City is 17% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ocean City is 36% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ocean City is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ocean City is 40% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$73,651 $110,489 $220,978

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Ocean City median earnings by income bracket

Ocean City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.2%	18.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	67.5%	67.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Santiago, WA	73	$93,283	14.7%
Ocean Shores, WA	6,432	$71,051	12.6%
Westport, WA	2,253	$66,951	17.7%
Hoquiam, WA	8,808	$64,766	20.4%
Markham, WA	81	$0	100.0%
Ocean City, WA	160	$110,489	35.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hardwick, CA	160	$0	100.0%
Verdi, CA	160	$0	100.0%
Moorland, IA	160	$94,215	15.8%
Randall, IA	160	$83,870	3.1%
Coxton, KY	160	$0	100.0%
Ocean City, WA	160	$110,489	35.8%

Source: The Ocean City, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.