Diamond Ridge vs Ninilchik

A side-by-side comparison of Diamond Ridge and Ninilchik: population, income, housing, and more.

Diamond Ridge and Ninilchik are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Diamond Ridge has the higher population (1,338 vs 1,009 in Ninilchik). Diamond Ridge has the higher median household income ($80,417 vs $53,125 in Ninilchik). Diamond Ridge has the higher median home value ($312,200 vs $251,600 in Ninilchik).

Population, income & housing

	Diamond Ridge	Ninilchik
Population	1,338	1,009
Median age	40.5 yrs	52.7 yrs
Median household income	$80,417	$53,125
Median home value	$312,200	$251,600
Median gross rent	$1,500	$922
Housing units	699	942
Homeownership rate	93.6%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diamond Ridge	Ninilchik
Population	1,245 → 1,338 (+7.5%)	836 → 1,009 (+20.7%)
Median household income	$96,406 → $80,417 (-16.6%)	$51,071 → $53,125 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$291,800 → $312,200 (+7.0%)	$220,700 → $251,600 (+14.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,174 → $1,500 (+27.8%)	$592 → $922 (+55.7%)

Diamond Ridge

Population

1,2451,338

Median household income

$96,406$80,417

Median home value

$291,800$312,200

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,500

Ninilchik

Population

8361,009

Median household income

$51,071$53,125

Median home value

$220,700$251,600

Median gross rent

$592$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diamond Ridge	Ninilchik
Under 5	6.7%	9.6%
5 to 17	18.5%	12.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	7.0%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	21.9%
65 to 74	14.8%	16.1%
75 and over	4.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diamond Ridge	Ninilchik
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	75.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	9.6%
Asian	1.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diamond Ridge	Ninilchik
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.6%
High school graduate	20.2%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diamond Ridge	Ninilchik
Drove alone	73.5%	83.1%
Carpooled	6.9%	1.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	6.9%
Other means	5.1%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diamond Ridge	Ninilchik
1-unit, detached	93.4%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Diamond Ridge	Ninilchik
Poverty rate	4.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.67	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1993	1994