Ocean View is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 4,864 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ocean View is the 32nd largest community in Hawaii. Much of the housing stock in Ocean View was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Ocean View economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Ocean View, where the median household income is $36,462.00.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ocean View has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ocean View a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Ocean View is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Ocean View, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 51.35 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Ocean View doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The rate of college-level education in Ocean View is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.55% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

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.