Diamondhead, Mississippi demographics

Diamondhead, MS demographics: median age 49.1; 42.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Diamondhead city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2819100. The survey estimates a population of 9,338 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Diamondhead is 49.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.9 years. There are 4,025 households (±287). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	49.1 ±4.9	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,338
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	1,654 ±352	17.7% ±3.8 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	1,731 ±328	18.5% ±3.5 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	3,266 ±395	35.0% ±4.2 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	2,687 ±357	28.8% ±3.8 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,338
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	4,430 ±251	47.4% ±2.7 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	4,908 ±253	52.6% ±2.7 pp	51.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,338
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	8,012 ±339	85.8% ±3.6 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	242 ±152 · low precision	2.6% ±1.6 pp · low precision	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	27 ±33 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	133 ±116 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	68 ±58 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	856 ±311	9.2% ±3.3 pp	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,338
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,822 ±179	94.5% ±1.9 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	516 ±178	5.5% ±1.9 pp	3.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,025
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,143 ±243	53.2% ±4.7 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	152 ±88 · low precision	3.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	450 ±169	11.2% ±4.1 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,188 ±304	29.5% ±7.3 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	92 ±57 · low precision	2.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,025
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	752 ±136	18.7% ±3.1 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,273 ±337	81.3% ±6.0 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,025
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,188 ±304	29.5% ±7.3 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,604 ±221	39.9% ±4.7 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	722 ±211	17.9% ±5.1 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	280 ±106	7.0% ±2.6 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	64 ±53 · low precision	1.6% ±1.3 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	142 ±72 · low precision	3.5% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	25 ±47 · low precision	0.6% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,338
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	9,036 ±150	96.8% ±1.5 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	302 ±139	3.2% ±1.5 pp	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,531
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	8,053 ±334	94.4% ±2.2 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	253 ±144 · low precision	3.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	95 ±77 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	9 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	117 ±117 · low precision	1.4% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	2 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,979
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	520 ±181	7.5% ±2.6 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,288 ±242	18.5% ±3.4 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,425 ±280	20.4% ±3.9 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	791 ±210	11.3% ±3.0 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,640 ±274	23.5% ±3.8 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,315 ±254	18.8% ±3.5 pp	9.9%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,901
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	8,014 ±460	90.0% ±4.3 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	467 ±290 · low precision	5.2% ±3.3 pp · low precision	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	250 ±182 · low precision	2.8% ±2.0 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	170 ±109 · low precision	1.9% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.9% of Diamondhead residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 93.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Diamondhead	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.9% ±2.6 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.9% ±9.2 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	14.3% ±2.6 pp	6.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Diamondhead . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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