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Ocean Springs School District, MS

33,953 Population
34.1 square miles 995.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Jackson County: 39.7 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$43,164 ±$2,950 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Jackson County: $34,116 ±$1,384
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Mississippi: $30,529 ±$283
$81,185 ±$8,698 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Jackson County: $64,756 ±$2,869
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Mississippi: $54,915 ±$586

6.2% ±1.9% (2,095  ±659) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Jackson County: 14.1% † 20,160 (±1.4% / ±2,052)
  • about one-third of the rate in Mississippi: 19.1% 543,697 (±0.4% / ±10,461)

27.6 minutes ±2.5 (429,880  ±46,751) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jackson County: 25.7 1,513,480 (±1 / ±69,061)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mississippi: 25.6 29,916,530 (±0.2 / ±312,711)

Families

14,541 ±683 Number of households
  • Jackson County: 57,027 ±597
  • Mississippi: 1,131,760 ±5,057
2.3 ±0.1 (33,788  ±1,300) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jackson County: 2.5 143,205 (±0 / ±52)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mississippi: 2.5 2,857,336

3.6% ±2.6% (283  ±207) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jackson County: 5.8% † 1,920 (±1.2% / ±399)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mississippi: 5.7% 39,645 (±0.3% / ±1,850)

Housing

15,182 ±626 Number of housing units
  • Jackson County: 62,994 ±47
  • Mississippi: 1,332,811 ±2,317

$227,000 ±$9,402 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Jackson County: $181,700 ±$5,061
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Mississippi: $161,400 ±$1,296

15% ±3.5% (5,050  ±1,182.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 12.6% † 17,914 (±1.5% / ±2,143.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mississippi: 11.2% 327,687 (±0.3% / ±7,365.6)

Social

93.9% ±4.7% (23,142  ±1,464) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Jackson County: 88.8% 88,638 (±2.5% / ±2,537.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mississippi: 86.6% 1,707,032 (±0.6% / ±10,926.7)
40.9% ±3.6% (10,063  ±969.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Jackson County: 24.9% 24,864 (±1.5% / ±1,447.5)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 24.2% 475,997 (±0.3% / ±5,867.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.2% ±0.9% (1,410  ±302) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 3.5% 5,058
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mississippi: 2.4% 70,565

13.1% ±2.1% (3,431  ±559) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jackson County: 10.4% 11,426 (±0.9% / ±947)
  • nearly double the rate in Mississippi: 6.9% 153,838 (±0.1% / ±2,821)
3,431 Total veterans ±559 2,930 Male ±521 501 Female ±227

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