Diamondhead, MS (Mississippi) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 4,276 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,636 (all nonfarm))

Diamondhead, Mississippi Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,084 (2,559 occupied: 2,337 owner occupied, 222 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	28%

Housing density: 272 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $130,008.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,024 (lower quartile is $852, upper quartile is $1,217)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $490

Median gross rent in Diamondhead, MS in 2007: $1,285

Housing units in Diamondhead with a mortgage: 1,383 (138 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 798

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $197,862 (it was $133,300 in 2000)

Diamondhead:	$197,862
Mississippi:	$96,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,263 - $259,669

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $231,791
Here: $231,791
State: $144,336

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,339
Here: $147,339
State: $144,095

In 2-unit structures: $83,465
Here: $83,465
State: $70,357

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $174,674
Here: $174,674
State: $263,546

Mobile homes: $57,713
Here: $57,713
State: $37,232

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,856

In family households: 5,055 (1,604 male householders, 303 female householders)
1,669 spouses, 1,291 children (1,066 natural, 43 adopted, 182 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 27 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 801 (291 male householders (234 living alone)), 367 female householders (320 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 56 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,190 2-persons, 360 3-persons, 249 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 554 1-person, 86 2-persons, 10 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

892 married couples with children.
147 single-parent households (42 men, 105 women).

95.8% of residents of Diamondhead speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 147 (2.5%)
(57.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.7

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.3

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Diamondhead, Mississippi:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 106 4 rooms: 98 5 rooms: 523 6 rooms: 734 7 rooms: 462 8 rooms: 171 9 or more rooms: 226

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Diamondhead, Mississippi:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 62 6 rooms: 45 7 rooms: 28 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 191
1995 to 1998: 580
1990 to 1994: 711
1980 to 1989: 762
1970 to 1979: 766
1960 to 1969: 43
1950 to 1959: 16
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 15

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Diamondhead:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 53 2 bedrooms: 231 3 bedrooms: 1,673 4 bedrooms: 335 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Diamondhead:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 70 3 bedrooms: 104 4 bedrooms: 16 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Diamondhead in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 36 1 vehicle: 740 2 vehicles: 1,234 3 vehicles: 254 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Diamondhead in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 125 2 vehicles: 81 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Diamondhead, MS:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 15
$50,000 to $59,999: 14
$60,000 to $69,999: 24
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 12
$90,000 to $99,999: 71
$100,000 to $124,999: 193
$125,000 to $149,999: 345
$150,000 to $174,999: 233
$175,000 to $199,999: 257
$200,000 to $249,999: 539
$250,000 to $299,999: 227
$300,000 to $399,999: 177
$400,000 to $499,999: 119
$500,000 to $749,999: 74
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Diamondhead rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Diamondhead:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 1
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 20
$900 to $999: 20
$1,000 to $1,249: 62
$1,250 to $1,499: 25
$1,500 to $1,999: 7
$2,000 or more: 6
No cash rent: 25

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 17 1990 to 1994: 23 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 18 1975 to 1979: 15 1970 to 1974: 16 1970 to 1974: 11 1965 to 1969: 47

Diamondhead, MS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.6%
Number of people working at home: 99 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 64
5 to 9 minutes: 147
10 to 14 minutes: 190
15 to 19 minutes: 158
20 to 24 minutes: 329
25 to 29 minutes: 179
30 to 34 minutes: 330
35 to 39 minutes: 50
40 to 44 minutes: 96
45 to 59 minutes: 257
60 to 89 minutes: 288
90 or more minutes: 78

Diamondhead mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,886 (83%)
Carpooled: 240 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Walked: 9 (0%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 99 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 197
$10,000 to $14,999: 52
$15,000 to $19,999: 111
$20,000 to $24,999: 93
$25,000 to $29,999: 102
$30,000 to $34,999: 146
$35,000 to $39,999: 151
$40,000 to $44,999: 196
$45,000 to $49,999: 173
$50,000 to $59,999: 289
$60,000 to $74,999: 284
$75,000 to $99,999: 435
$100,000 to $124,999: 139
$125,000 to $149,999: 58
$150,000 to $199,999: 80
$200,000 or more: 59

First ancestries reported:

German: 834

English: 695

French (except Basque): 591

United States or American: 565

Other groups: 473

Irish: 471

Italian: 433

Scottish: 160

Scotch-Irish: 157

Polish: 99

Norwegian: 87

Swedish: 63

Welsh: 59

Dutch: 56

Swiss: 38

Russian: 33

French Canadian: 29

Acadian/Cajun: 26

Australian: 25

European: 25

British: 19

Czechoslovakian: 18

Hungarian: 17

Austrian: 14

Greek: 11

Basque: 11

Ukrainian: 10

Belgian: 9

Czech: 9

Finnish: 9

Lithuanian: 8

Pennsylvania German: 7

Romanian: 7

Slavic: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Colombia (22%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Canada (13%)
Germany (12%)
Australia (10%)
Panama (9%)
Nicaragua (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1344
Northeast: 473
Midwest: 1036
South: 2512
West: 361

44% of Diamondhead residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Mississippi.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 12
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 41
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 424
Less than 1 year of college: 205
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 427
Associate degree: 125
Bachelor's degree: 595
Master's degree: 159
Professional school degree: 91
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 40
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 73
High school graduate (or equivalency): 617
Less than 1 year of college: 296
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 464
Associate degree: 133
Bachelor's degree: 438
Master's degree: 163
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $63,112
Black householders: $67,699
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $44,160
Asian householders: $44,357
Some other race householders: $34,130
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,741

Diamondhead household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Diamondhead household income for Black householders

Diamondhead household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Diamondhead household income for Some other race householders

Diamondhead household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Diamondhead marital status for males

Diamondhead marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $202,238
Black or African American householders: $125,378
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $133,539
Asian householders: $519,319
Hispanic or Latino householders: $123,598

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,536
One, attached: 78
Two: 8
3 or 4: 205
5 to 9: 37
10 to 19: 44
20 to 49: 103
Mobile homes: 66
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $73,734

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Diamondhead:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (95%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (90%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) No fuel used (3%) Utility gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58

Here:	11.0%
Mississippi:	10.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17

Here:	8.6%
Mississippi:	10.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	8.8%
Mississippi:	12.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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