Diamond

Population: 2,900
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $211,500

Diamond, a community in Grundy County, Illinois, has 2,900 residents. At $60,000, its median household income sits below Grundy County's $93,060.

Between 2019 and 2023, Diamond's population grew 7.5% from 2,697 to 2,900, while its median home value rose 8.7% from $194,600 to $211,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 89.9% of the population. 91.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,900
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,000
Median home value: $211,500
Median gross rent: $1,224
Housing units: 1,166
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,697	$59,934	$194,600	$1,076
2020	2,786	$51,019	$166,900	$1,085
2021	2,765	$57,870	$170,000	$1,200
2022	2,861	$67,167	$198,800	$1,198
2023	2,900	$60,000	$211,500	$1,224

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 743.1%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	188	6.5%
5 to 17	619	21.3%
18 to 24	277	9.6%
25 to 34	320	11.0%
35 to 44	453	15.6%
45 to 54	279	9.6%
55 to 64	482	16.6%
65 to 74	90	3.1%
75 and over	192	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,608	89.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.2%
Two or more races	85	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	200	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's45.0%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	4.4%
High school graduate	700	38.5%
Some college or associate's	818	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	134	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	85	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled2.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,282	91.2%
Carpooled	38	2.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	3.8%
Other means	15	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	259	19.2%
15 to 29 min	439	32.5%
30 to 44 min	465	34.4%
45 to 59 min	70	5.2%
60+ min	119	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 14.1% (410 of 2,900)

	Count	Share
Family households	730	62.9%
Nonfamily households	430	37.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,160	99.5%
Vacant	6	0.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	919	79.2%
Renter-occupied	241	20.8%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached14.7%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	565	48.5%
1-unit, attached	171	14.7%
2 to 4 units	62	5.3%
5 to 19 units	104	8.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	264	22.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1719837
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.9 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.2852, -88.2507