Moving to Waveland, Mississippi
About Waveland, Mississippi

Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city of Waveland was incorporated in 1972. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,435. Waveland was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Camille on August 17, 1969, and by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005.
The current mayor of Waveland is Jay Trapani, a Republican.
Gender
Gender | Waveland | Mississippi | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 51.1% | 51.6% | 50.8% |
Male | 48.9% | 48.4% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Waveland | Mississippi | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 6.1% | 9.4% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1.8% | 6.7% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 13.1% | 12.3% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 19.6% | 11% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 10.7% | 13.5% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 8% | 17% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 10.4% | 11.4% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 25.6% | 11.2% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 2.6% | 4.1% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 2% | 3.4% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Waveland | Mississippi | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 1% | 5% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 8% | 10% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 33% | 30% | 27.0% |
Other College | 26% | 22% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 7% | 10% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 17% | 14% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 6% | 6% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Waveland | Mississippi | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 77.8% | 56.4% | 60.1% |
African American | 14.5% | 37.5% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 1% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Asian | 0.3% | 1% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 4.4% | 3.2% | 18.2% |
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