and west to U.S. Route 113 in Dagsboro. A short section of Delaware Route 54 Alternate also passes through the southeast edge of town. Demographics 2020 census In 2020, there were 2,636 people and 1,217 households in Ocean View. The racial makeup of the town was 92.56% White, 0.72% Black, 0.04% Native American, 1.78% Asian, 0.19% Native Hawaiian, and 0.49% of some other race. 2.43% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino. The median household income was $75,852. 12.1% of the town lived below the poverty line. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,006 people, 458 households, and 321 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 751 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.42% White, 1.09% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.50% Asian, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population. There were 458 households, out of which 19.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.61. In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.0% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $52,125. Males had a median income of $37,614 versus $31,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $27,188. About 1.5% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over. Government Ocean View has a council-manager form of government. It is governed by mayor and a four-person town council. The town charter of April 1, 2003, lays out the structure of the