Diamond vs Mazon

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

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

Diamond has the higher population (2,900 vs 1,424 in Mazon). Mazon has the higher median household income ($76,458 vs $60,000 in Diamond). Diamond has the higher median home value ($211,500 vs $203,100 in Mazon).

Population, income & housing

	Diamond	Mazon
Population	2,900	1,424
Median age	36.2 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$76,458
Median home value	$211,500	$203,100
Median gross rent	$1,224	$940
Housing units	1,166	518
Homeownership rate	79.2%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diamond	Mazon
Population	2,697 → 2,900 (+7.5%)	1,145 → 1,424 (+24.4%)
Median household income	$59,934 → $60,000 (+0.1%)	$57,461 → $76,458 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$194,600 → $211,500 (+8.7%)	$151,100 → $203,100 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,076 → $1,224 (+13.8%)	$969 → $940 (-3.0%)

Diamond

Population

2,6972,900

Median household income

$59,934$60,000

Median home value

$194,600$211,500

Median gross rent

$1,076$1,224

Mazon

Population

1,1451,424

Median household income

$57,461$76,458

Median home value

$151,100$203,100

Median gross rent

$969$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diamond	Mazon
Under 5	6.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.3%	23.2%
18 to 24	9.6%	10.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	15.6%	15.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.0%
65 to 74	3.1%	6.3%
75 and over	6.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diamond	Mazon
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diamond	Mazon
No high school diploma	4.4%	9.7%
High school graduate	38.5%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diamond	Mazon
Drove alone	91.2%	92.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	2.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diamond	Mazon
1-unit, detached	48.5%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	14.7%	10.2%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Diamond	Mazon
Poverty rate	14.1%	8.9%
Average household size	2.50	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1991	1975