How many renters in Diamondhead, MS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Diamondhead, MS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.1% (±22.2 points) of renting households in Diamondhead, MS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

63.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 37.9% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.1% (±22.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 63.1% (±19.4 points)
Median share of income: 37.9% (±5.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Diamondhead

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Diamondhead	Hancock County	Mississippi	United States
Less than 15%	22.6% (±15.8 points)	19.3%	14.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	3.0% (±5.6 points)	14.0%	11.7%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.5% (±11.5 points)	8.1%	11.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	2.8% (±4.8 points)	8.4%	10.9%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±10.7 points)	7.1%	9.2%	9.2%
35% or more	63.1% (±19.4 points)	43.1%	42.1%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Diamondhead against Hancock County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Diamondhead	Hancock County	Mississippi	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.1% (±22.2 points)	50.2% (±9.1 points)	51.3% (±1.0 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	63.1% (±19.4 points)	43.1% (±8.3 points)	42.1% (±0.9 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	37.9% (±5.0 points)	30.2% (±5.2 points)	30.7% (±0.5 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$47,326 (±$2,629)	$44,405 (±$7,818)	$34,642 (±$649)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,571 (±$194)	$977 (±$56)	$954 (±$8)	$1,413

In Diamondhead, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Hancock County (50.2%).

It is not measurably different from Mississippi (51.3%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Hancock County, Diamondhead ranks 1 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 66 of 325.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Diamondhead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Diamondhead
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Diamondhead	—	63.1% (±22.2 points)	—
Bay St. Louis	4.1 mi	51.8% (±19.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kiln	5.4 mi	45.2% (±41.2 points)	Not measurably different
Waveland	6.5 mi	53.6% (±14.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pass Christian	8.0 mi	35.4% (±14.7 points)	Lower
Long Beach	11 mi	47.2% (±10.2 points)	Not measurably different
Lyman	16 mi	27.5% (±57.7 points)	Not measurably different
Gulfport	17 mi	55.1% (±4.8 points)	Not measurably different
Pearlington	18 mi	0.0% (±74.4 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pass Christian, MS (35.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Hancock County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Diamondhead	63.1% (±22.2 points)
2	Waveland	53.6% (±14.3 points)
3	Bay St. Louis	51.8% (±19.1 points)
4	Kiln	45.2% (±41.2 points)
5	Pearlington	0.0% (±74.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Diamondhead

Are renters in Diamondhead rent-burdened?

63.1% of renting households in Diamondhead pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Diamondhead spend on rent?

The median renting household in Diamondhead, MS spends 37.9% (±5.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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