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Diamondhead, MS vs Lafayette, IN

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- Lafayette is 0% more densely populated than Diamondhead.
- People are 27.5% less likely to be married in Lafayette.
- The Median Age is 18.0 years younger in Lafayette.
 Diamondhead, MSLafayette, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock70,928329,725,481
 Female Population50.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.538.4
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 Population - 20108,375  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock56,397285,036,114
 Population - 19902,661  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock26.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now202.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,414.393.4
 Land Area10.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Diamondhead, MSLafayette, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 49.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6412.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Diamondhead, MSLafayette, INUnited States
 White88.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.7%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock13.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Diamondhead, MSLafayette, INUnited States
 Married Population58.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.7%50.2%
 Never Married15.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.222.60
 Households4,160  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,88980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,279  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Diamondhead    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

This is easily the best place i have ever lived. COuntry club 4 life.   More

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Over 4 years ago

This place is a S***T Hole!! Moving back home!! Roaches, mice, spiders, snakes, MOSQUITOES AND FLIES ALL YEAR LONG!! ITS ABSOLUTELY MIND BLOWING!! Hurricanes, flooding,  More

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Over 14 years ago

Diamondhead is built around two golf courses, and the vast majority of residents are retirees who moved here in order to play golf all day. The young, especially the  More

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Reviews for Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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