Diamondhead, MS

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2819100, place: Diamondhead CDP, Mississippi)

Total Population: 5,912
Male: 2,863 (48.43%)
Female: 3,049 (51.57%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 292 (4.94%)
5 to 9 years: 302 (5.11%)
10 to 14 years: 330 (5.58%)
15 to 19 years: 258 (4.36%)
20 to 24 years: 119 (2.01%)
25 to 34 years: 556 (9.4%)
35 to 44 years: 825 (13.95%)
45 to 54 years: 838 (14.17%)
55 to 59 years: 449 (7.59%)
60 to 64 years: 472 (7.98%)
65 to 74 years: 890 (15.05%)
75 to 84 years: 502 (8.49%)
85 years and over: 79 (1.34%)

Median age: 48.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,801 (81.21%)
21 years and over: 4,703 (79.55%)
62 years and over: 1,746 (29.53%)
65 years and over: 1,471 (24.88%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,801 (81.21%)
--Male: 2,273 (38.45%)
--Female: 2,528 (42.76%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,471 (24.88%)
--Male: 709 (11.99%)
--Female: 762 (12.89%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 5,848 (98.92%)
--White: 5,506 (93.13%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 174 (2.94%)
--Black or African American: 105 (1.78%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 24 (0.41%)
--Asian: 52 (0.88%)
----Asian Indian: 7 (0.12%)
----Chinese: 11 (0.19%)
----Filipino: 7 (0.12%)
----Japanese: 4 (0.07%)
----Korean: 6 (0.1%)
----Vietnamese: 16 (0.27%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0.02%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.02%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 28 (0.47%)
Two or more Races: 64 (1.08%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 174 (2.94%)
--Mexican: 47 (0.79%)
--Puerto Rican: 25 (0.42%)
--Cuban: 14 (0.24%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 88 (1.49%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 5,738 (97.06%)
--White Alone: 5,506 (93.13%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,856 (99.05%)
--Householder: 2,559 (43.28%)
--Spouse: 1,735 (29.35%)
--Child: 1,259 (21.3%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,039 (17.57%)
--Other relatives: 155 (2.62%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 56 (0.95%)
--Nonrelatives: 148 (2.5%)
----Unmarried partner: 83 (1.4%)
Living in group quarters: 56 (0.95%)
--Institutionalized Population: 56 (0.95%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 2,559
Family households (families): 1,916 (74.87%)
----With own children under 18 years: 602 (23.52%)
--Married-couple families: 1,735 (67.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 502 (19.62%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 128 (5%)
----With own children under 18 years: 68 (2.66%)
Nonfamily households: 643 (25.13%)
--Householder living alone: 553 (21.61%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 271 (10.59%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 644 (25.17%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 967 (37.79%)
Average household size: 2.29 people
Average family size: 2.64 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,084
Occupied housing units: 2,559 (82.98%)
Vacant housing units: 525 (17.02%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 200 (6.49%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 47.1%
Occupied housing units: 2,559 (82.98%)
Owner occupied housing units: 2,333 (75.65%)
Renter occupied housing units: 226 (7.33%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.27 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.45 people

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