Waveland, Mississippi demographics

Waveland, MS demographics: median age 40.7; 23.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Waveland city, Mississippi · Incorporated city · GEOID 2878200. The survey estimates a population of 7,062 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Waveland is 40.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 7.4 years. There are 3,223 households (±261). 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	40.7 ±7.4	38.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,062
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Under 18	1,500 ±337	21.2% ±4.8 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	1,465 ±329	20.7% ±4.7 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	2,673 ±437	37.9% ±6.2 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	1,424 ±327	20.2% ±4.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,062
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Male	3,352 ±244	47.5% ±3.4 pp	48.5%	49.5%
Female	3,710 ±245	52.5% ±3.5 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: 7,062
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
White alone	5,500 ±393	77.9% ±5.5 pp	55.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	881 ±346	12.5% ±4.9 pp	36.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	77 ±54 · low precision	1.1% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	146 ±82 · low precision	2.1% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	84 ±123 · low precision	1.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	374 ±154	5.3% ±2.2 pp	4.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,062
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,810 ±193	96.4% ±2.6 pp	96.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	252 ±190 · low precision	3.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	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: 3,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,502 ±242	46.6% ±6.5 pp	43.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	216 ±167 · low precision	6.7% ±5.2 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	258 ±124	8.0% ±3.8 pp	17.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,123 ±277	34.8% ±8.1 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	124 ±69 · low precision	3.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	4.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Households with people under 18	951 ±249	29.5% ±7.3 pp	31.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,272 ±350	70.5% ±9.2 pp	68.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,223
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,123 ±277	34.8% ±8.1 pp	30.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	829 ±183	25.7% ±5.3 pp	33.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	418 ±186	13.0% ±5.7 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	609 ±277	18.9% ±8.4 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	147 ±99 · low precision	4.6% ±3.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	97 ±89 · low precision	3.0% ±2.8 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.9 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: 7,062
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Native	6,695 ±204	94.8% ±2.8 pp	97.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	367 ±204 · low precision	5.2% ±2.9 pp · low precision	2.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,696
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
English only	6,301 ±268	94.1% ±3.1 pp	95.7%	77.7%
Spanish	153 ±138 · low precision	2.3% ±2.1 pp · low precision	2.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	56 ±55 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	6 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	17 ±29 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	9 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	53 ±41 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Arabic	88 ±107 · low precision	1.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	13 ±23 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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: 5,180
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	532 ±198	10.3% ±3.8 pp	12.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,269 ±285	24.5% ±5.3 pp	29.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,506 ±369	29.1% ±6.9 pp	21.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	646 ±229	12.5% ±4.4 pp	10.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	738 ±276	14.2% ±5.3 pp	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	489 ±242	9.4% ±4.6 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: 7,023
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Mississippi	U.S.
Same house	6,233 ±321	88.8% ±4.5 pp	89.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	529 ±262	7.5% ±3.7 pp	5.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	62 ±58 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	199 ±112 · low precision	2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 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

6.2% of Waveland residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 11.0% in Mississippi and 8.4% nationally. 88.0% 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	Waveland	Mississippi	U.S.	Compared with Mississippi
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.2% ±2.6 pp	11.0%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.0% ±4.6 pp	84.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	11.0% ±3.7 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 Waveland . 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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