Ocean Springs.
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Mississippi·Jackson County
4 tracts·19K people·$259K median·1,686/mi²
White 77 · Hispanic 8 · Black 7 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 50 · Living alone 32 · Other 18
Health 32 · Professional 22 · Leisure 18 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 53 · Service 18 · Sales · office 15 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 84 · Work from home 10 · Carpool 8 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Ocean Springs is $259,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Ocean Springs has 18,646 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.3; the population is 76.6% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Black, 4.8% Asian, 2.4% Multiracial and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 46.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.5% (Census ACS).
Magnolia Park Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (75%); Ocean Springs Middle School (71%) and Ocean Springs Upper Elementary (71%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,358/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Ocean Springs is $79,712 a year, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Ocean Springs, median rent is $1,358/month and the median home value is $259,400 (Census ACS).
Ocean Springs reported 0.4 violent crimes and 16.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 45°F; there are 109 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 66 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Ocean Springs are lightning (92), wildfire (90) and heat wave (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Ocean Springs, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).