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Diamondhead, MS
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Living in Diamondhead



Diamondhead is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 9,211 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Diamondhead is the 45th largest community in Mississippi.

Diamondhead real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Diamondhead house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Diamondhead telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Diamondhead is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

One downside of living in Diamondhead is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Diamondhead, the average commute to work is 34.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Diamondhead does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Diamondhead are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.99% of adults in Diamondhead have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Diamondhead in 2018 was $37,183, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,732 for a family of four. However, Diamondhead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Diamondhead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Diamondhead residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Diamondhead include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Diamondhead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.


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