Diamond Springs is home to 10,927 people in California. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 6,039 people. At a median age of 47.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The foreign-born share is 4%. That trails the California median by roughly 22%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $77,219, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Diamond Springs
What changed most since 1990
Population2,872 → 10,927(+280%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants80.9% → 67.8%(−13.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age34.0 → 47.6(+13.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Diamond Springs's population equals 5.7% of El Dorado County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 2.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 14% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.3%(57)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.6%(83)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era56.4%(442)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II6.1%(48)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 783 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Diamond Springs, decade by decade
Diamond Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,872
$68,798
$277,208
14.1%
18.5
2000
4,888
$66,398
$236,451
9.8%
29.0
2010
11,037
$78,988
$453,006
19.4%
39.3
2020
11,345
$68,964
$403,973
22.2%
49.9
2024
10,927
$77,219
$423,400
22.2%
51.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
