Diamond vs South Wilmington

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

Diamond and South Wilmington 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 558 in South Wilmington). South Wilmington has the higher median household income ($86,563 vs $60,000 in Diamond). Diamond has the higher median home value ($211,500 vs $164,900 in South Wilmington).

Population, income & housing

	Diamond	South Wilmington
Population	2,900	558
Median age	36.2 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$86,563
Median home value	$211,500	$164,900
Median gross rent	$1,224	$1,188
Housing units	1,166	259
Homeownership rate	79.2%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diamond	South Wilmington
Population	2,697 → 2,900 (+7.5%)	761 → 558 (-26.7%)
Median household income	$59,934 → $60,000 (+0.1%)	$75,417 → $86,563 (+14.8%)
Median home value	$194,600 → $211,500 (+8.7%)	$127,800 → $164,900 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,076 → $1,224 (+13.8%)	$925 → $1,188 (+28.4%)

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

South Wilmington

Population

761558

Median household income

$75,417$86,563

Median home value

$127,800$164,900

Median gross rent

$925$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diamond	South Wilmington
Under 5	6.5%	6.8%
5 to 17	21.3%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	7.7%
45 to 54	9.6%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	3.1%	8.8%
75 and over	6.6%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diamond	South Wilmington
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	96.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diamond	South Wilmington
No high school diploma	4.4%	8.9%
High school graduate	38.5%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diamond	South Wilmington
Drove alone	91.2%	94.0%
Carpooled	2.7%	1.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	4.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diamond	South Wilmington
1-unit, detached	48.5%	99.6%
1-unit, attached	14.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Diamond	South Wilmington
Poverty rate	14.1%	6.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1991	1963