Ocean Springs, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Ocean Springs is 5th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income per capita

Ocean Springs is 7th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Home median value

Ocean Springs is 7th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Income per household

Ocean Springs is 7th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Ocean Springs is 7th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - White

Ocean Springs is 7th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Ocean Springs is 8th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Ocean Springs is 8th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Ocean Springs is 10th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Ocean Springs is 11th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Two or More

Ocean Springs, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Ocean Springs	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	17,461	24th	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	11.5	53rd	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,513.5	7th	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Ocean Springs	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	5.6%	66th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.9%	57th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.5%	8th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Ocean Springs	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.7%	10th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	33.7%	8th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Ocean Springs	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	85.4%	7th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	7.4%	66th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	16th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.1%	12th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	25th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	11th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	23rd	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	83.0%	7th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Ocean Springs	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	52.3%	43rd	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.8%	16th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Ocean Springs	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	7,814	23rd	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.9%	58th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	6,657	22nd	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.4%	18th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$169,600	7th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.6	35th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Ocean Springs	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$31,594	5th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$61,469	7th	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.4%	61st	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Ocean Springs	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,820	19th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$311,048	28th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$17,928	38th	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$46,757	18th	$7,045,097	$613,795,732

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