Ocean Springs is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 17,217 people and six constituent neighborhoods, Ocean Springs is the 24th largest community in Mississippi.

Unlike some cities, Ocean Springs isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ocean Springs are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ocean Springs is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ocean Springs who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.82%), sales jobs (10.68%), and management occupations (9.13%).

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Ocean Springs, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One of the nice things about Ocean Springs is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Ocean Springs is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 98% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Ocean Springs.

Ocean Springs is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Ocean Springs Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Ocean Springs citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.52% of adults in Ocean Springs have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Ocean Springs in 2000 was $22,923, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,692 for a family of four.

Ocean Springs is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ocean Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ocean Springs is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ocean Springs include English, German, Irish, French, Italian, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Ocean Springs is English.