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Diamondhead, Mississippi: commercial real estate data.
Diamondhead is a Census city of 9,338 people across 10.11 square miles of land, in Hancock County. Median household income is $87,407, 89.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Diamondhead
What Diamondhead is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.11 sq mi
- Water area2.46 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land924
- County holding the largest share of its areaHancock County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Diamondhead
How many people live in Diamondhead
- Population9,338
- Median age49.1
- Population under 181,654 plus or minus 352
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over2,687
- Share 65 and over28.8 percent
- Households4,025
- Family households2,745
- Share of households that are families68.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Diamondhead
Income and work in Diamondhead
- Median household income$87,407
- Per capita income$45,454
- Civilian labor force3,873
- Employed3,709
- Unemployed164 plus or minus 116
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over6,979
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Diamondhead
Housing in Diamondhead
- Housing units4,414
- Occupied units4,025
- Vacant units389 plus or minus 148
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied3,609
- Renter occupied416 plus or minus 160
- Ownership rate89.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$259,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,571
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units4,030
- Share single family91.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more248 plus or minus 128
- Share in buildings of two or more5.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Mobile homes136 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Diamondhead
How Diamondhead gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,213
- Commuting under 15 minutes245 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting under 15 minutes7.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,789 plus or minus 369
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.7 percent
- Drove alone75.4 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Diamondhead
SBA loans in Diamondhead (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$2,881,000
- Average approval$411,571
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$1,295,000
- Jobs supported49
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more42.9 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Diamondhead, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Diamondhead
Flood risk in Diamondhead
- NFIP communityCity of Diamondhead
- NFIP community number280244
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date10/16/09
The City of Diamondhead participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 280244 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hancock County, not Diamondhead
Hancock County context, not Diamondhead figures
- Establishments in Hancock County850
- Covered employment, Hancock County14,399
- Average annual pay, Hancock County$62,168
- Housing units permitted, Hancock County244
Every figure in this section is published for Hancock County as a whole and is not a measurement of Diamondhead.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Diamondhead questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Diamondhead, Mississippi?
9,338, in 4,025 households. Diamondhead city covers 10.11 square miles of land, which is 924 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Diamondhead in?
Hancock County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Diamondhead?
$87,407. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $259,600. Median gross rent is $1,571 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Diamondhead businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $2.9 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Diamondhead, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Diamondhead borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Diamondhead. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Diamondhead in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Diamondhead appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Diamondhead, city of, community 280244, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Diamondhead figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hancock County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Diamondhead.
Is zoning published for Diamondhead?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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