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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Ocean View, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Ocean View, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Ocean View’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Ocean View does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $36,462.00.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ocean View has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ocean View has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ocean View than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ocean View may be for you.

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.

The percentage of people in Ocean View with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or 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.