Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Ocean View is worth considering.
One of the nice things about Ocean View is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
In Ocean View, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 51.35 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Ocean View does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Ocean View, just 11.55% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Ocean View in 2022 was $23,132, which is low income relative to Hawaii and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,528 for a family of four. However, Ocean View contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Ocean View is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ocean View home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ocean View residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Ocean View also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.41% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ocean View include German, Irish, French, Haitian, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Ocean View is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Spanish.
