What percentage of people rent in Ocean Springs, MS?

Name: Renters and owners in Ocean Springs, MS, 2020–2024
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31.3% (±4.6 points) of the occupied homes in Ocean Springs, MS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,564 renting households against 5,638 that own their home.

In Ocean Springs, the share of households that rent went from 29.0% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.3% (±4.6 points)
Renting households: 2,564 (±401)
Median renter income: $45,901 (±$3,871)

Who rents and who owns in Ocean Springs

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ocean Springs	Jackson County	Mississippi	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.3% (±4.6 points)	27.3% (±1.5 points)	30.0% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,564 (±401)	15,758 (±878)	343,643 (±4,301)	45,017,354
Owning households	5,638 (±438)	41,889 (±968)	801,788 (±5,929)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.6 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$45,901 (±$3,871)	$41,479 (±$4,221)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$100,630 (±$9,692)	$80,027 (±$4,077)	$69,744 (±$684)	$100,009

In Ocean Springs, the renter share is not measurably different from Jackson County (27.3%).

It is not measurably different from Mississippi (30.0%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Jackson County, Ocean Springs ranks 4 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 191 of 335.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Ocean Springs has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	29.0% (±3.9 points)	31.3% (±4.6 points)	+2.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$954 (±$100)	$1,358 (±$52)	+42.3%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$58,713 (±$6,584)	$79,712 (±$8,540)	+35.8%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Ocean Springs

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ocean Springs
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Ocean Springs	—	31.3% (±4.6 points)	—
Gulf Hills	2.3 mi	28.9% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
Gulf Park Estates	2.4 mi	18.0% (±9.4 points)	Lower
St. Martin	5.0 mi	46.1% (±6.6 points)	Higher
Latimer	6.8 mi	18.2% (±6.1 points)	Lower
D'Iberville	7.0 mi	41.0% (±4.7 points)	Higher
Gautier	7.7 mi	33.2% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Biloxi	8.9 mi	49.9% (±2.3 points)	Higher
Vancleave	12 mi	4.5% (±4.4 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Gulf Park Estates, MS (18.0%), Latimer, MS (18.2%), Vancleave, MS (4.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: St. Martin, MS (46.1%), D'Iberville, MS (41.0%), Biloxi, MS (49.9%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Jackson County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Pascagoula	46.4% (±3.8 points)
2	St. Martin	46.1% (±6.6 points)
3	Gautier	33.2% (±4.6 points)
4	Ocean Springs	31.3% (±4.6 points)
5	Wade	31.2% (±36.0 points)
6	Gulf Hills	28.9% (±6.2 points)
7	Moss Point	27.8% (±5.2 points)
8	Escatawpa	19.2% (±10.3 points)
9	Latimer	18.2% (±6.1 points)
10	Gulf Park Estates	18.0% (±9.4 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Jackson County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ocean Springs

How many renters are there in Ocean Springs?

Ocean Springs has an estimated 2,564 (±401) renting households, 31.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Ocean Springs?

In Ocean Springs, the share of households that rent went from 29.0% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (+2.3 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Ocean Springs?

A renting household in Ocean Springs has 1.8 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Ocean Springs?

The median renting household in Ocean Springs, MS has an income of $45,901 (±$3,871) a year, against $100,630 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ocean Springs city, Mississippi (place:53520, in state:28).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.