Ocean Springs

  1. Ocean Springs Legal Resources
  2. Ocean Springs Statistics
  3. Ocean Springs Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Ocean Springs Employment Information
  5. Ocean Springs Family Information
  6. Ocean Springs Education Information
  7. Ocean Springs Public Benefits Information
  8. Ocean Springs Criminal Information
  9. Ocean Springs Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Ocean Springs Zip Codes


Ocean Springs Legal Resources Back to top

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Ocean Springs Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,225
  • Land Area (2000): 30.146 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 9.305 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 7,072
Ocean Springs Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 17,136 99.53%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 81 0.47%

Ocean Springs Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean Springs Employment Information Back to top
Ocean Springs Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 482 11.13%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 481 11.10%
3. Construction 471 10.87%
4. Public Administration 333 7.69%
5. Health Care 317 7.32%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 291 6.72%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 257 5.93%
8. Educational Services 147 3.39%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 139 3.21%
10. Repair and Maintenance 120 2.77%
11. Finance and Insurance 115 2.65%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 92 2.12%
13. Department and Other General Stores 74 1.71%
14. Truck Transportation 69 1.59%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 66 1.52%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 55 1.27%
17. Mining 43 0.99%
18. Other Transportation 41 0.95%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 38 0.88%
20. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 38 0.88%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 615 15.69%
2. Health Care 601 15.34%
3. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 514 13.12%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 435 11.10%
5. Public Administration 263 6.71%
6. Finance and Insurance 175 4.47%
7. Department and Other General Stores 160 4.08%
8. Social Assistance 121 3.09%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 120 3.06%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 100 2.55%
11. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 91 2.32%
12. Construction 74 1.89%
13. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 65 1.66%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 59 1.51%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 53 1.35%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 45 1.15%
17. Personal and Laundry Services 41 1.05%
18. Other Health and Personal Care Store 29 0.74%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 29 0.74%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 28 0.71%

Ocean Springs Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 196 4.52%
2. Other Management Occupations 194 4.48%
3. Other Production Occupations 193 4.46%
4. Other Personal Care, Not child care 161 3.72%
5. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 148 3.42%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 143 3.30%
7. Engineers 140 3.23%
8. Physicians and Surgeons 138 3.19%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 130 3.00%
10. Top Executives 119 2.75%
11. Business Operations Specialists 115 2.65%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 114 2.63%
13. Electricians 111 2.56%
14. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 110 2.54%
15. Carpenters 107 2.47%
16. Other Protective Service Workers 98 2.26%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 94 2.17%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 94 2.17%
19. Other Food Preparation and Servers 85 1.96%
20. Computer Specialists 83 1.92%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 317 8.09%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 241 6.15%
3. Other Personal Care, Not child care 180 4.59%
4. Registered Nurses 171 4.36%
5. Cashiers 170 4.34%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 154 3.93%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 150 3.83%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 146 3.73%
9. Waiters and Waitresses 144 3.67%
10. Other Management Occupations 139 3.55%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 135 3.44%
12. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 117 2.99%
13. Secretaries and Admins 90 2.30%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 80 2.04%
15. Child Care Workers 79 2.02%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 74 1.89%
17. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 72 1.84%
18. Librarians / Curators / Archivists 69 1.76%
19. Customer Service Representatives 68 1.74%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 66 1.68%

Ocean Springs Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,793 58.64%
15-35 hours 1,467 11.04%
1-14 hours 338 2.54%
No regular hours 3,691 27.77%

Ocean Springs Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 305 3.64%
5 AM-5:29 AM 214 2.55%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 424 5.06%
6 AM-6:29 AM 983 11.73%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,204 14.37%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,490 17.78%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 967 11.54%
8 AM-8:29 AM 565 6.74%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 387 4.62%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 389 4.64%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 121 1.44%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 116 1.38%
Noon-3:59 PM 520 6.21%
4 PM-11:59 PM 694 8.28%

Ocean Springs Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 262 3.13%
5-9 1,110 13.25%
10-14 1,198 14.30%
15-19 1,245 14.86%
20-24 1,686 20.12%
25-29 755 9.01%
30-34 1,342 16.02%
35-39 130 1.55%
40-44 165 1.97%
45-59 181 2.16%
60-89 199 2.37%
At least 90 106 1.27%

Ocean Springs Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 6,256 74.66%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,637 19.54%
45-59 0 0.00% 181 2.16%
At least 60 0 0.00% 305 3.64%

Ocean Springs Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 16 0.19%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 688 8.01%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,520 87.52%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 24 0.28%
Color 4 Box Other 51 0.59%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 80 0.93%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 213 2.48%

Ocean Springs Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean Springs Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,643 (17,025 people)
Families (2000): 4,721 (14,523 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,938
People at same address in 1995: 7,928
Ocean Springs Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 459 6.91%
$10,000-$14,999 298 4.49%
$15,000-$19,999 449 6.76%
$20,000-$24,999 315 4.74%
$25,000-$29,999 573 8.63%
$30,000-$34,999 428 6.44%
$35,000-$39,999 374 5.63%
$40,000-$44,999 349 5.25%
$45,000-$49,999 399 6.01%
$50,000-$59,999 503 7.57%
$60,000-$74,999 877 13.20%
$75,000-$99,999 714 10.75%
$100,000-$124,999 477 7.18%
$125,000-$149,999 172 2.59%
$150,000-$199,999 158 2.38%
$200,000 or more 98 1.48%

Ocean Springs Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,633 24.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,919 28.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 266 4.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,173 17.64%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 46 0.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 972 14.62%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 423 6.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 145 2.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 56 0.84%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Ocean Springs Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,398 28.34%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,760 14.49%
Public Assistance 124 0.65%
Retirement 1,724 9.05%
Self Employment 714 3.75%
Social Security 1,820 9.55%
Supplemental Security 194 1.02%
Wage / Salary 5,248 27.55%
Other 1,067 5.60%

Ocean Springs Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,929 51.56%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,812 48.44%

Ocean Springs Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 776 12.06%
Color 1 Box Married 4,018 62.43%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,475 22.92%
Color 3 Box Widowed 167 2.59%

Ocean Springs Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 927 12.94%
Color 1 Box Married 4,061 56.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,400 19.54%
Color 3 Box Widowed 775 10.82%

Ocean Springs Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean Springs Education Information Back to top
Ocean Springs Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 364 2.86%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,270 9.96%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,163 24.81%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,160 24.79%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,225 9.61%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,257 17.71%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,308 10.26%

Ocean Springs Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 52 0.30% 162 0.94% 214 1.24%
Kindergarten 216 1.25% 9 0.05% 225 1.31%
Grades 1-4 823 4.78% 38 0.22% 861 5.00%
Grades 5-8 1,226 7.12% 83 0.48% 1,309 7.60%
Grades 9-12 1,071 6.22% 67 0.39% 1,138 6.61%
Undergrad college 586 3.40% 26 0.15% 612 3.55%
Graduate or professional school 95 0.55% 49 0.28% 144 0.84%
Total 4,069 23.62% 434 2.52% 4,503 26.14%

Ocean Springs Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean Springs Public Benefits Information Back to top
Ocean Springs Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 16,184 94.68%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 909 5.32%

Ocean Springs Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean Springs Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 4
Ocean Springs Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean Springs Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Ocean Springs Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,274 13.20%
10-19 Years 2,665 15.47%
20-29 Years 1,752 10.17%
30-39 Years 2,704 15.70%
40-49 Years 2,858 16.59%
50-59 Years 2,046 11.88%
60-69 Years 1,415 8.21%
70-79 Years 980 5.69%
80-89 Years 440 2.55%
90+ Years 91 0.53%

Ocean Springs Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,300 48.19%
Color 1 Box Female 8,925 51.81%

Ocean Springs Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 14,842 86.17%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,203 6.98%
Color 2 Box Asian 450 2.61%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 430 2.50%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 205 1.19%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 66 0.38%
Color 6 Box Other Race 16 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 13 0.08%

Ocean Springs Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,562 17.22%
2. English 2,475 16.64%
3. Irish 2,053 13.80%
4. United States Or American 1,651 11.10%
5. French Non-Basque 1,520 10.22%
6. Italian 859 5.77%
7. Scotch Irish 565 3.80%
8. Scottish 517 3.48%
9. Polish 250 1.68%
10. European 248 1.67%

Ocean Springs Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 15,151 93.47%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 334 2.06%
3. Vietnamese 281 1.73%
4. Chinese 65 0.40%
5. French 51 0.31%
6. Other Native North American 40 0.25%
7. German 38 0.23%
8. Tagalog 27 0.17%
9. Other Pacific Island 27 0.17%
10. Scandinavian 26 0.16%

Ocean Springs Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 16,408 95.30%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 447 2.60%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 362 2.10%

Ocean Springs Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Ocean Springs Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Ocean Springs Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
39564 39566