Kiln vs Waveland

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

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

Waveland has the higher population (7,066 vs 2,454 in Kiln). Kiln has the higher median household income ($70,708 vs $58,795 in Waveland). Waveland has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $150,500 in Kiln).

Population, income & housing

	Kiln	Waveland
Population	2,454	7,066
Median age	44.6 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,708	$58,795
Median home value	$150,500	$201,800
Median gross rent	$1,430	$828
Housing units	1,140	3,765
Homeownership rate	92.6%	61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kiln	Waveland
Population	2,319 → 2,454 (+5.8%)	6,336 → 7,066 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$48,655 → $70,708 (+45.3%)	$43,860 → $58,795 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $150,500 (+2.8%)	$137,800 → $201,800 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $1,430 (+64.6%)	$806 → $828 (+2.7%)

Kiln

Population

2,3192,454

Median household income

$48,655$70,708

Median home value

$146,400$150,500

Median gross rent

$869$1,430

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)

	Kiln	Waveland
Under 5	4.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.8%	17.8%
18 to 24	16.2%	5.4%
25 to 34	4.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.9%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	13.3%
75 and over	14.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kiln	Waveland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kiln	Waveland
No high school diploma	23.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	41.1%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kiln	Waveland
Drove alone	67.9%	80.2%
Carpooled	1.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.9%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kiln	Waveland
1-unit, detached	76.1%	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	23.4%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Kiln	Waveland
Poverty rate	18.4%	12.7%
Average household size	2.86	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1994	2000