Waveland, Mississippi Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Waveland is 3rd in Mississippi out of 60 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Waveland is 4th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Waveland is 4th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Two or More

Waveland is 12th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - White

Waveland is 12th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Waveland is 19th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Home ownership rate

Waveland is 19th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Race - Asian

Waveland is 20th in Mississippi out of 69 other cities in Home median value

Waveland, Mississippi Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Waveland	Rank	Mississippi	US
Current population (2012)	6,518	55th	2,984,926	313,914,040
Size in square miles	8.5	61st	46,923.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	758	37th	63.2	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Waveland	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents younger than 5	7.4%	41st	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.2%	44th	25.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.2%	47th	13.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Waveland	Rank	Mississippi	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.2%	27th	80.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	21.8%	26th	19.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Waveland	Rank	Mississippi	US
Race - White	80.5%	12th	59.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	13.3%	59th	37.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	4th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	19th	0.9%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	40th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.9%	4th	1.1%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	26th	2.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.4%	12th	57.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Waveland	Rank	Mississippi	US
Female residents	51.4%	51st	51.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.7%	24th	2.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Waveland	Rank	Mississippi	US
Housing units	3,286	51st	1,281,711	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.5%	36th	13.4%	25.9%
Households	2,633	54th	1,085,062	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.1%	19th	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$137,400	20th	$99,200	$186,200
People per household	2.5	48th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Waveland	Rank	Mississippi	US
Income per capita	$21,015	25th	$20,521	$27,915
Income per household	$33,164	41st	$38,718	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.7%	41st	21.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Waveland	Rank	Mississippi	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	557	58th	225,977	27,092,908
Retail sales	$251,977	34th	$33,751,407	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$52,583	3rd	$11,552	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$7,443	56th	$7,045,097	$613,795,732

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