Diamond Springs vs South Lake Tahoe

A side-by-side comparison of Diamond Springs and South Lake Tahoe: population, income, housing, and more.

Diamond Springs and South Lake Tahoe are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Lake Tahoe has the higher population (21,319 vs 12,642 in Diamond Springs). Diamond Springs has the higher median household income ($83,288 vs $73,940 in South Lake Tahoe). South Lake Tahoe has the higher median home value ($630,200 vs $409,000 in Diamond Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Diamond Springs	South Lake Tahoe
Population	12,642	21,319
Median age	43.3 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,288	$73,940
Median home value	$409,000	$630,200
Median gross rent	$1,644	$1,467
Housing units	5,512	16,436
Homeownership rate	68.3%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diamond Springs	South Lake Tahoe
Population	11,731 → 12,642 (+7.8%)	21,939 → 21,319 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$62,370 → $83,288 (+33.5%)	$49,390 → $73,940 (+49.7%)
Median home value	$326,400 → $409,000 (+25.3%)	$403,600 → $630,200 (+56.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,304 → $1,644 (+26.1%)	$1,020 → $1,467 (+43.8%)

Diamond Springs

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

South Lake Tahoe

Population

21,93921,319

Median household income

$49,390$73,940

Median home value

$403,600$630,200

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,467

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diamond Springs	South Lake Tahoe
Under 5	5.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	17.1%
35 to 44	15.6%	15.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.2%	11.3%
75 and over	10.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diamond Springs	South Lake Tahoe
White (non-Hispanic)	72.1%	59.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.8%
Asian	2.0%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	20.0%	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diamond Springs	South Lake Tahoe
No high school diploma	4.5%	11.0%
High school graduate	27.9%	22.1%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diamond Springs	South Lake Tahoe
Drove alone	71.4%	61.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.3%	2.2%
Walked	1.7%	7.2%
Bicycle	1.8%	3.3%
Worked from home	12.5%	13.2%
Other means	2.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diamond Springs	South Lake Tahoe
1-unit, detached	67.3%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	14.1%
20 or more units	3.9%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Diamond Springs	South Lake Tahoe
Poverty rate	13.3%	12.4%
Average household size	2.43	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1981	1973