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Ocean Springs, MS Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ocean Springs is $32,707, which is much higher than the state average of $20,956 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Ocean Springs median household income is $57,080, which has grown by 24.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.96% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ocean Springs residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #12

Ocean Springs, MS	32,707 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean Springs, MS	33,482 USD
Mississippi	26,188 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean Springs, MS	41,330 USD
Mississippi	31,341 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ocean Springs, MS	27,103 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #26

Ocean Springs, MS	57,080 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ocean Springs, MS	82,957 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #139

Ocean Springs, MS	24.40%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Ocean Springs, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.71%	$22,694, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.81%	$18,118, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.71%	$1,817, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.24%	$26,160, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Ocean Springs, MS	77,381 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ocean Springs, MS	101,792 USD
Mississippi	64,194 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Ocean Springs, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$57,780, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$50,556, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$112,344, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$104,125, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$64,286, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
Two or More Races	$41,488, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Ocean Springs, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$56,607, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$71,919, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,635, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$37,051, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Ocean Springs, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,878, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	6,548, 47.18%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,420, 67.50%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	88, 1.34%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,332, 66.16%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,028, 92.98%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	304, 7.02%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,128, 32.50%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	7,330, 52.82%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,893, 53.11%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.27%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,873, 52.84%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,624, 93.57%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	249, 6.43%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,437, 46.89%, see rank	45.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Ocean Springs, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,614, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,058, 79.56%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	958, 12.58%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	23, 0.30%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	191, 2.51%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	198, 2.60%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	186, 2.44%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ocean Springs, MS	21.9 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Ocean Springs, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,652	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	4,028, 52.64%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,693, 42.03%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	857, 21.28%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	561, 13.93%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.25%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	426, 10.58%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	349, 8.66%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	3,624, 47.36%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,716, 47.35%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	711, 19.62%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,070, 29.53%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	127, 3.50%, see rank	7.58%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Ocean Springs, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,652, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55, 0.72%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	324, 4.23%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	936, 12.23%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	66, 0.86%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	734, 9.59%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	130, 1.70%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	43, 0.56%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	529, 6.91%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	439, 5.74%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,816, 23.73%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,411, 18.44%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	751, 9.81%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	418, 5.46%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Ocean Springs, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,736	10.05%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	247	5.72%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.