Ocean Springs, Mississippi demographics

Ocean Springs, MS demographics: median age 43.3; 46.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ocean Springs city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2853520. The survey estimates a population of 18,646 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ocean Springs is 43.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.3 years. There are 8,202 households (±370). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.3 ±3.3	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	3,861 ±525	20.7% ±2.8 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	3,298 ±535	17.7% ±2.9 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	7,488 ±728	40.2% ±3.9 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	3,999 ±468	21.4% ±2.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	9,581 ±453	51.4% ±2.4 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	9,065 ±456	48.6% ±2.4 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	14,843 ±704	79.6% ±3.8 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,416 ±523	7.6% ±2.8 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	21 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	962 ±350	5.2% ±1.9 pp	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	321 ±248 · low precision	1.7% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,083 ±312	5.8% ±1.7 pp	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,080 ±534	91.6% ±2.9 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,566 ±533	8.4% ±2.9 pp	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,124 ±373	50.3% ±3.9 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	350 ±199 · low precision	4.3% ±2.4 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	708 ±230	8.6% ±2.8 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,613 ±410	31.9% ±4.8 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	407 ±170	5.0% ±2.1 pp	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,219 ±251	27.1% ±2.8 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,983 ±470	72.9% ±4.7 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,202
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,613 ±410	31.9% ±4.8 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,916 ±403	35.6% ±4.6 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,276 ±304	15.6% ±3.6 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	907 ±222	11.1% ±2.7 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	379 ±187	4.6% ±2.3 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	60 ±54 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	51 ±44 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 18,646
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	17,314 ±356	92.9% ±1.9 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,332 ±355	7.1% ±1.9 pp	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 17,849
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	16,364 ±482	91.7% ±2.4 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	472 ±216	2.6% ±1.2 pp	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	52 ±49 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	16 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	350 ±280 · low precision	2.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	50 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	324 ±218 · low precision	1.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	91 ±85 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	65 ±72 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	20 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	45 ±67 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,605
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	834 ±262	6.1% ±1.9 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,234 ±413	16.4% ±3.0 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,750 ±516	20.2% ±3.7 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,488 ±381	10.9% ±2.8 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,703 ±635	27.2% ±4.6 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,596 ±423	19.1% ±3.0 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 18,563
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	16,224 ±600	87.4% ±3.2 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,294 ±523	7.0% ±2.8 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	270 ±164 · low precision	1.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	586 ±243	3.2% ±1.3 pp	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	189 ±210 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.7% of Ocean Springs residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 92.5% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ocean Springs	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.7% ±1.9 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.5% ±2.8 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	12.6% ±2.4 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Ocean Springs . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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