Mississippi · Census place 19100
Diamondhead city, MS
Quick answer
Diamondhead city has 9,338 residents, ranking #45 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $86,208, the median home is worth $236,700 and median gross rent runs $1,571 a month.
- Population
- 9,338Diamondhead city residents
- Median household income
- $86,208Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $236,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,571Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 52.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Diamondhead city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Diamondhead city median would spend about 21.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 89.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Gulf Hills CDP 8,193
- St. Martin CDP 7,797
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