About Diamondhead

Diamondhead is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 5,912 people and just one neighborhood, Diamondhead is the 67th largest community in Mississippi.

Diamondhead is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Diamondhead is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Diamondhead who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.48%), sales jobs (13.27%), and management occupations (9.50%).

Also of interest is that Diamondhead has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Diamondhead are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Diamondhead, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.99 minutes every day commuting to work.

Diamondhead is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Diamondhead isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.15% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Diamondhead doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Diamondhead Information and Demographics

The population of Diamondhead is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 33.29% of adults in Diamondhead have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Diamondhead in 2000 was $26,631, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,524 for a family of four.

The people who call Diamondhead home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Diamondhead is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Diamondhead include German, English, French, Irish, Italian, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Diamondhead is English. Some people also speak Spanish.