Cities / Mississippi / Ocean Springs

Ocean Springs, MS

18,417 people

Right Now

Active Weather Alerts

Special Marine Warning (statewide feed)

Special Marine Warning — Breton Sound; Chandeleur Sound; Coastal Waters from Boothville LA to Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River out 20 nm

Population & People

Population

18,417

Median age

43.3

Median household income

$79,712

Poverty rate

5.5%

Unemployment rate

4.1%

Bachelor's degree+

46.3%

Avg. commute

23 min

Hispanic or Latino

8.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$259,400

Median gross rent

$1,358/mo

Homeownership rate

68.74%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$924

HUD Fair Market Rent (Mississippi statewide average across 82 areas — not specific to Ocean Springs), 2026. Efficiency $751, 1BR $782, 2BR $924, 3BR $1177, 4BR $1295. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Mississippi commercial electricity

13.03¢/kWh

Mississippi industrial electricity

7.38¢/kWh

Mississippi residential electricity

14.03¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

165069.3

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

125356.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for Mississippi

430.59

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, Mississippi-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Mississippi energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Mississippi economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).