Diamond Springs

Population: 12,642
Median household income: $83,288
Median home value: $409,000

Diamond Springs is a community in El Dorado County, California, home to 12,642 residents. At $83,288, its median household income sits below El Dorado County's $106,190.

Between 2019 and 2023, Diamond Springs's population grew 7.8% from 11,731 to 12,642, while its median home value rose 25.3% from $326,400 to $409,000.

The typical home was built around 1981. 13.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,642
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $83,288
Median home value: $409,000
Median gross rent: $1,644
Housing units: 5,512
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,73112,642

Median household income

$62,370$83,288

Median home value

$326,400$409,000

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,644

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,731	$62,370	$326,400	$1,304
2020	11,332	$56,899	$333,300	$1,419
2021	11,545	$64,674	$344,000	$1,479
2022	12,197	$71,279	$385,700	$1,836
2023	12,642	$83,288	$409,000	$1,644

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	723	5.7%
5 to 17	2,074	16.4%
18 to 24	669	5.3%
25 to 34	1,063	8.4%
35 to 44	1,975	15.6%
45 to 54	1,131	8.9%
55 to 64	1,943	15.4%
65 to 74	1,796	14.2%
75 and over	1,268	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,119	72.1%
Black or African American	15	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	177	1.4%
Asian	258	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	514	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,527	20.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	409	4.5%
High school graduate	2,557	27.9%
Some college or associate's	3,818	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,819	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	573	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home12.5%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,721	71.4%
Carpooled	529	10.2%
Public transit	14	0.3%
Walked	89	1.7%
Bicycle	96	1.8%
Worked from home	653	12.5%
Other means	108	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,096	46.0%
15 to 29 min	1,254	27.5%
30 to 44 min	565	12.4%
45 to 59 min	286	6.3%
60+ min	356	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 13.3% (1,642 of 12,349)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,378	65.7%
Nonfamily households	1,762	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,140	93.3%
Vacant	372	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,510	68.3%
Renter-occupied	1,630	31.7%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,708	67.3%
1-unit, attached	320	5.8%
2 to 4 units	273	5.0%
5 to 19 units	135	2.4%
20 or more units	215	3.9%
Mobile home & other	861	15.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0619220
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 38.6920, -120.8387