COMPARING TWO PLACES
Diamondhead vs Long Beach
PLACE A
Diamondhead, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Long Beach, Washington
Diamondhead is 434% larger than Long Beach. Diamondhead earns more, with a median household income $34,375 higher. Long Beach has grown faster since 2000 (21% vs 13%).
DIAMONDHEADLONG BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population9,4411,769+434% vs Long Beach
Population density9341,283−349
Population growth13.1%21.3%−8.2 pts
Median age49.150.9−1.8
Male47.4%40.7%+6.7 pts
Female52.6%59.3%−6.7 pts
Foreign-born3.2%5.7%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.3%80.5%+3.8 pts
Black2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%11.9%−6.4 pts
Asian1.4%1.3%+0.1 pts
Other6.2%6.3%−0.1 pts
Median household income$87,407$53,032+$34,375
Per capita income$45,454$34,182+$11,272
Poverty rate7.0%13.1%−6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.459−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%23.0%+19.4 pts
Graduate degree18.8%8.1%+10.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%3.3%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation51.4%45.5%+5.9 pts
Median home value$259,600$362,700−$103,100
Median gross rent$1,571$741+$830
Owner-occupied89.7%58.6%+31.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%45.8%−37.0 pts
Rent-burdened households60.3%44.7%+15.6 pts
Average commute36.820.2+16.6
Worked from home14.7%12.3%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured7.9%7.0%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025