Waveland, MS

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2878200, place: Waveland city, Mississippi)

Total Population: 6,674
Male: 3,160 (47.35%)
Female: 3,514 (52.65%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 399 (5.98%)
5 to 9 years: 520 (7.79%)
10 to 14 years: 523 (7.84%)
15 to 19 years: 473 (7.09%)
20 to 24 years: 323 (4.84%)
25 to 34 years: 812 (12.17%)
35 to 44 years: 1,080 (16.18%)
45 to 54 years: 901 (13.5%)
55 to 59 years: 373 (5.59%)
60 to 64 years: 323 (4.84%)
65 to 74 years: 523 (7.84%)
75 to 84 years: 337 (5.05%)
85 years and over: 87 (1.3%)

Median age: 38 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,936 (73.96%)
21 years and over: 4,695 (70.35%)
62 years and over: 1,141 (17.1%)
65 years and over: 947 (14.19%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 4,936 (73.96%)
--Male: 2,258 (33.83%)
--Female: 2,678 (40.13%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 947 (14.19%)
--Male: 407 (6.1%)
--Female: 540 (8.09%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 6,614 (99.1%)
--White: 5,600 (83.91%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 135 (2.02%)
--Black or African American: 748 (11.21%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 33 (0.49%)
--Asian: 100 (1.5%)
----Asian Indian: 4 (0.06%)
----Chinese: 16 (0.24%)
----Filipino: 4 (0.06%)
----Japanese: 3 (0.04%)
----Korean: 3 (0.04%)
----Vietnamese: 65 (0.97%)
----Other Asian: 5 (0.07%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.03%)
--Some other race: 33 (0.49%)
Two or more Races: 60 (0.9%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 135 (2.02%)
--Mexican: 52 (0.78%)
--Puerto Rican: 13 (0.19%)
--Cuban: 7 (0.1%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 63 (0.94%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,539 (97.98%)
--White Alone: 5,600 (83.91%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 6,649 (99.63%)
--Householder: 2,731 (40.92%)
--Spouse: 1,273 (19.07%)
--Child: 1,967 (29.47%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 1,520 (22.77%)
--Other relatives: 343 (5.14%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 165 (2.47%)
--Nonrelatives: 335 (5.02%)
----Unmarried partner: 150 (2.25%)
Living in group quarters: 25 (0.37%)
--Institutionalized Population: 7 (0.1%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 18 (0.27%)
Total households: 2,731
Family households (families): 1,784 (65.32%)
----With own children under 18 years: 858 (31.42%)
--Married-couple families: 1,273 (46.61%)
----With own children under 18 years: 555 (20.32%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 404 (14.79%)
----With own children under 18 years: 240 (8.79%)
Nonfamily households: 947 (34.68%)
--Householder living alone: 795 (29.11%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 320 (11.72%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 963 (35.26%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 740 (27.1%)
Average household size: 2.43 people
Average family size: 3.01 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 3,442
Occupied housing units: 2,731 (79.34%)
Vacant housing units: 711 (20.66%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 416 (12.09%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.3%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 12.8%
Occupied housing units: 2,731 (79.34%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,961 (56.97%)
Renter occupied housing units: 770 (22.37%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.45 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.39 people

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