Alamo vs Waveland

A side-by-side comparison of Alamo and Waveland: population, income, housing, and more.

Alamo and Waveland are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waveland has the higher population (431 vs 40 in Alamo). Waveland has the higher median household income ($60,956 vs $51,250 in Alamo). Waveland has the higher median home value ($96,800 vs $60,000 in Alamo).

Population, income & housing

	Alamo	Waveland
Population	40	431
Median age	28.7 yrs	27.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,250	$60,956
Median home value	$60,000	$96,800
Median gross rent	—	$920
Housing units	24	185
Homeownership rate	83.3%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamo	Waveland
Population	43 → 40 (-7.0%)	522 → 431 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$45,417 → $51,250 (+12.8%)	$52,788 → $60,956 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$28,800 → $60,000 (+108.3%)	$74,600 → $96,800 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$842 → $920 (+9.3%)

Alamo

Population

4340

Median household income

$45,417$51,250

Median home value

$28,800$60,000

Waveland

Population

522431

Median household income

$52,788$60,956

Median home value

$74,600$96,800

Median gross rent

$842$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamo	Waveland
Under 5	15.0%	13.9%
5 to 17	25.0%	26.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	35.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.3%
45 to 54	2.5%	12.1%
55 to 64	5.0%	1.4%
65 to 74	5.0%	7.2%
75 and over	12.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamo	Waveland
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamo	Waveland
No high school diploma	16.7%	8.7%
High school graduate	79.2%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	4.2%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamo	Waveland
Drove alone	88.9%	84.0%
Carpooled	11.1%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamo	Waveland
1-unit, detached	70.8%	92.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.2%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Alamo	Waveland
Poverty rate	35.0%	15.8%
Average household size	3.33	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	48	29
Median year structure built	1957	1938