Diamondhead vs Waveland

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

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

Diamondhead has the higher population (9,338 vs 7,066 in Waveland). Diamondhead has the higher median household income ($86,208 vs $58,795 in Waveland). Diamondhead has the higher median home value ($236,700 vs $201,800 in Waveland).

Population, income & housing

	Diamondhead	Waveland
Population	9,338	7,066
Median age	52.2 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$86,208	$58,795
Median home value	$236,700	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,571	$828
Housing units	4,538	3,765
Homeownership rate	89.3%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.1%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diamondhead	Waveland
Population	8,103 → 9,338 (+15.2%)	6,336 → 7,066 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$65,035 → $86,208 (+32.6%)	$43,860 → $58,795 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$173,200 → $236,700 (+36.7%)	$137,800 → $201,800 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,039 → $1,571 (+51.2%)	$806 → $828 (+2.7%)

Diamondhead

Population

8,1039,338

Median household income

$65,035$86,208

Median home value

$173,200$236,700

Median gross rent

$1,039$1,571

Waveland

Population

6,3367,066

Median household income

$43,860$58,795

Median home value

$137,800$201,800

Median gross rent

$806$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diamondhead	Waveland
Under 5	7.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	9.3%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	14.2%	13.3%
75 and over	13.9%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diamondhead	Waveland
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	78.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diamondhead	Waveland
No high school diploma	5.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	20.3%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.9%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diamondhead	Waveland
Drove alone	75.0%	80.2%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	6.0%
Other means	1.3%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diamondhead	Waveland
1-unit, detached	90.5%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.4%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Diamondhead	Waveland
Poverty rate	5.4%	12.7%
Average household size	2.20	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	37	32
Median year structure built	1996	2000