Waveland ZIP Code List — Hancock County, MS

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,359	21.8%
18 and over	4,869	78.2%
65 and over	961	15.4%
Median age	43.8 years

Group	Count	%
White	4,938	77.7%
Black or African American	938	14.8%
Two or more races	292	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	130	2%
Other race	42	0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	4	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.3%
$10k–$15k	4.6%
$15k–$25k	13.0%
$25k–$35k	7.4%
$35k–$50k	15.5%
$50k–$75k	13.6%
$75k–$100k	9.0%
$100k–$150k	20.2%
$150k–$200k	9.6%
$200k+	2.9%
Median income	$59,643

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$206,900
Median rent / month	$909
Owner occupied	65.0%
Renter occupied	35.0%
Vacant	16.4%
Single-family detached	70.0%
Large apartment buildings	3.4%
Mobile homes	7.7%
Median rooms	5.1
Avg household size (owned)	2.49

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.9%
2010–2019	16.9%
2000–2009	25.8%
1990–1999	19.4%
1980–1989	14.5%
1970–1979	8.0%
1960–1969	3.2%
1950–1959	3.2%
1940–1949	0.0%
1939 or earlier	8.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.6%
1 bedroom	3.2%
2 bedrooms	28.0%
3 bedrooms	56.9%
4 bedrooms	7.8%
5+ bedrooms	3.4%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	8.6%
1 vehicle	35.9%
2 vehicles	36.2%
3 or more	19.3%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	7.8%
Electricity	91.4%
No fuel used	0.8%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,265	46.3%
Cohabiting couple	132	4.8%
Male householder, no spouse	514	18.8%
Female householder, no spouse	819	30.0%
Households with children under 18	936	34.3%
Households with seniors (65+)	680	24.9%
Average household size	2.28

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	20.1%	32.2%
Married	60.6%	42.6%
Separated	3.0%	2.3%
Widowed	6.6%	6.9%
Divorced	9.7%	16.0%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	87.5%
Bachelor's or higher	25.7%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	73	6.4%
Kindergarten	5	0.4%
Elementary school	368	32.5%
High school	545	48.1%
College / grad school	141	12.5%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	34.1%
Service	17.5%
Sales & office	27.0%
Natural resources & construction	15.2%
Production & transportation	6.2%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	79.8%
Government	14.3%
Self-employed	5.9%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	77.9%
Carpool	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	3.6%
Other means	4.5%
Avg commute (minutes)	27.8

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	32.7%
Retirement income	19.2%
Supplemental Security	10.0%
Cash public assistance	2.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	19.7%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	34.1%
High cholesterol	34.1%
Heart disease	5.7%
Stroke	2.8%
Asthma	9.1%
Arthritis	25.0%
Kidney disease	2.5%
Pulmonary disease	5.9%
Cancer	5.9%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.6%
No physical activity	22.6%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	34.3%
Fair or poor health	14.7%
Poor mental health	14.2%
Poor physical health	9.1%
No health insurance	16.2%
Visited doctor (checkup)	74.3%
Visited dentist	60.2%
Cholesterol screening	88.9%
Teeth loss	12.0%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	396	8.2%

Disability	%
Any disability	21.2%
Under 18	8.8%
18–64 years	19.2%
65 and over	46.4%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	65.5%
Public insurance	39.7%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	5,953	95.6%
Spanish	64	1.1%
Other Indo-European	26	0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander	38	0.6%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	6,028	96.8%
Born in same state	5,978	96.0%
Born in different state	2,810	45.1%
Foreign born	50	0.8%
Naturalized citizen	200	3.2%
Not a US citizen	94	47.0%