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Mississippi · Census place 53520

Ocean Springs city, MS

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Ocean Springs city has 18,561 residents, ranking #22 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $78,929, the median home is worth $235,100 and median gross rent runs $1,364 a month.

Population
18,561Ocean Springs city residents
Median household income
$78,929Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$235,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,364Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
69.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Ocean Springs city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ocean Springs city median would spend about 20.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.2% of residents and 69.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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