| ECONOMY | Ocean Springs | Baton Rouge | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.10% | 6.40% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 2.53% | -2.95% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 34.96% | 27.70% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 7.00% | 9.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 5.00% | 4.00% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $26,806 | $23,185 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $53,142 | $38,127 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 9.63% | 20.75% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 10.17% | 14.10% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.12% | 12.07% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 14.92% | 14.24% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 21.86% | 15.74% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 13.39% | 9.20% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 12.96% | 8.17% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 3.94% | 3.94% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.92% | 1.66% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 12.66% | 12.75% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 26.05% | 25.33% | 20.61% |
| Service | 18.85% | 16.53% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 23.36% | 28.21% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.55% | 0.14% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 9.44% | 7.11% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 9.08% | 9.93% | 14.05% |
