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Ocean View, Delaware

Town in Sussex County, Delaware · ZIP 19970

  • Sussex County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 1 public schools
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  • 3,023 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 1,303Households
  • $88,021Median household income
  • $483,600Median home value
  • 1Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Ocean View

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Population, 2000 to 2020+162.0%
1k2k3k2000: 1,00620002010: 1,88220102020: 2,63620201,0062,636
Population of Ocean View at each census
CensusPopulation
20001,006
20101,882
20202,636

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Ocean View
Under $50k27.7%
$50k to $100k33.8%
$100k to $150k16.3%
$150k to $200k6.3%
$200k and over16%

Median household income $88,021 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Ocean View
Owner occupied
1,210 units
Renter occupied
93 units
Vacancy rate
49.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Ocean View compared with its county and state
Ocean View compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureOcean ViewSussex CountyDelaware
Population2,760247,7991,005,872
Median household income$88,021$78,162$82,855
Median age64.551.441.5
Median home value$483,600$353,300$326,800
Bachelor’s degree or higher49.0%32.6%35.3%
Foreign-born residents5.6%8.4%10.4%
Owner-occupied homes92.9%81.3%72.3%
Mean commute to work28.3 minutes27.2 minutes26.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 10, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Ocean View, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Lord Baltimore Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Indian River School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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