Blue Diamond vs Searchlight

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

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

Searchlight has the higher population (329 vs 270 in Blue Diamond). Blue Diamond has the higher median home value ($633,100 vs $128,200 in Searchlight). Since 2019, Searchlight's population has grown faster (+3.5% vs -17.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Blue Diamond	Searchlight
Population	270	329
Median age	52.3 yrs	68.0 yrs
Median household income	$85,227	—
Median home value	$633,100	$128,200
Median gross rent	—	$475
Housing units	143	421
Homeownership rate	75.8%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.5%	8.0%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blue Diamond	Searchlight
Population	326 → 270 (-17.2%)	318 → 329 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$75,515 → $85,227 (+12.9%)	$30,750 → $31,250 (+1.6%)
Median home value	$383,800 → $633,100 (+65.0%)	$97,200 → $128,200 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,320 (+33.7%)	$381 → $475 (+24.7%)

Blue Diamond

Population

326270

Median household income

$75,515$85,227

Median home value

$383,800$633,100

Median gross rent

$987$1,320

Searchlight

Population

318329

Median household income

$30,750$31,250

Median home value

$97,200$128,200

Median gross rent

$381$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blue Diamond	Searchlight
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	1.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	4.4%	5.2%
35 to 44	19.6%	4.3%
45 to 54	28.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	23.0%	24.9%
65 to 74	12.2%	20.7%
75 and over	6.7%	33.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blue Diamond	Searchlight
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blue Diamond	Searchlight
No high school diploma	2.0%	11.1%
High school graduate	5.9%	51.1%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	34.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blue Diamond	Searchlight
Drove alone	76.3%	81.2%
Carpooled	4.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	18.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blue Diamond	Searchlight
1-unit, detached	65.7%	26.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	67.0%

Poverty & households

	Blue Diamond	Searchlight
Poverty rate	9.3%	28.9%
Average household size	2.11	1.42
Mean commute (minutes)	30	—
Median year structure built	1982	1986