Diamond Ridge vs Salamatof

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

Diamond Ridge and Salamatof 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 1,201 in Salamatof). Diamond Ridge has the higher median household income ($80,417 vs $73,750 in Salamatof). Salamatof has the higher median home value ($318,000 vs $312,200 in Diamond Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Diamond Ridge	Salamatof
Population	1,338	1,201
Median age	40.5 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$80,417	$73,750
Median home value	$312,200	$318,000
Median gross rent	$1,500	$680
Housing units	699	388
Homeownership rate	93.6%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.6%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	29.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diamond Ridge	Salamatof
Population	1,245 → 1,338 (+7.5%)	992 → 1,201 (+21.1%)
Median household income	$96,406 → $80,417 (-16.6%)	$61,250 → $73,750 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$291,800 → $312,200 (+7.0%)	$229,800 → $318,000 (+38.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,174 → $1,500 (+27.8%)	$875 → $680 (-22.3%)

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

Salamatof

Population

9921,201

Median household income

$61,250$73,750

Median home value

$229,800$318,000

Median gross rent

$875$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diamond Ridge	Salamatof
Under 5	6.7%	2.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	8.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	16.2%
25 to 34	12.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	11.7%	13.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.7%
65 to 74	14.8%	10.4%
75 and over	4.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diamond Ridge	Salamatof
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	70.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.6%	12.8%
Asian	1.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.4%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diamond Ridge	Salamatof
No high school diploma	4.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	20.2%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diamond Ridge	Salamatof
Drove alone	73.5%	60.6%
Carpooled	6.9%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	10.6%
Other means	5.1%	16.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diamond Ridge	Salamatof
1-unit, detached	93.4%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Diamond Ridge	Salamatof
Poverty rate	4.1%	11.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	19	40
Median year structure built	1993	1984