Tunnell-West House · Photo: Smallbones · CC0How is Ocean View run?
Ocean View’s town government spent $4 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,391 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Ocean View didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Ocean View is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Indian River School District
Ocean View’s K–12 school district, shared with Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Georgetown and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,516 per pupil, $11,486 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $1,391 per resident a year, or $3.81 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 38%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Ocean View didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Ocean View yet
Every year of Ocean View’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 26 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,835 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.36% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Ocean View’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Ocean View’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ocean View →
Who’s in charge in Ocean View
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ocean View’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on oceanviewde.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 110 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (2,848).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Ocean View’s votes are counted by county
Delaware reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ocean View alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sussex County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.9%81,025 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.9%64,836 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,778 votes).
Most votes in Sussex County: Donald J Trump
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
100% of Ocean View lies in Sussex County. Every 2024 race in Sussex County is on the county’s page.
Sussex County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Ocean View.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: oceanviewde.com ↗
- 2Delaware HouseState representatives
- 3Delaware SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Delaware
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Ocean View compares with the towns next door
Ocean View’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,609 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Millville | $1,609 | $1,480 |
| Ocean View | estimate | $1,835 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Ocean View’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ocean View’s government
How much does Ocean View spend per resident?
About $1,391 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Ocean View didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Ocean View?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,835 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.36% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see oceanviewde.com.
Who runs Ocean View’s government?
See oceanviewde.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ocean View yet.
How did Ocean View vote in 2024?
Delaware counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Ocean View alone. Sussex County, where 100% of Ocean View lies, voted Trump 54.9%, Harris 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Ocean View?
26 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $198,047 (about $2.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ocean View in the state legislature?
State Senate District 20 (Gerald Hocker) and State House District 38 (Ron Gray). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ocean View’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Ocean View, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →