What is the population of Waveland city?

Waveland city has 7,066 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #53 of 427 in Mississippi.

What is the median household income in Waveland city?

Median household income in Waveland city is $58,795 a year, 25.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waveland city?

Median gross rent is $828 a month and the median home value is $201,800, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.

Is Waveland city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waveland city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Waveland, MS population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Waveland, Mississippi (Waveland, MS — Census place “Waveland city”) is 7,066 residents, ranking #53 of 427 places in Mississippi. Median household income is $58,795, the median home is worth $201,800 and median gross rent runs $828 a month. Looking for the Waveland Mississippi ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Waveland, MS: 39576.

Population: 7,066Waveland city residents
Median household income: $58,795Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $201,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $828Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 61.8%Owner-occupied households

Waveland ZIP codes (Mississippi)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Waveland.

The Waveland MS ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

39576

What the numbers mean in Waveland city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Waveland city median would spend about 16.9% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 61.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Waveland city, MS in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Waveland city is a mid-size town in Mississippi, with 7,066 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #53 of 427 ranked by population — larger than 87% of them. The median age here is 41.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Waveland city earn a median of $58,795 a year, 25.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 33% above the $44,178 median for the 191 Mississippi cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 12.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Waveland city is valued at $201,800, 33.5% below the national figure and 66% above the $121,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $828 a month, 41.1% below the national figure, or roughly $9,936 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 61.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Waveland city?: Waveland city has 7,066 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #53 of 427 in Mississippi.
What is the median household income in Waveland city?: Median household income in Waveland city is $58,795 a year, 25.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Waveland city?: Median gross rent is $828 a month and the median home value is $201,800, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
Is Waveland city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Waveland city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Waveland city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.