
Washington · Census place 06330
Black Diamond, WA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Black Diamond, Washington (Black Diamond, WA — Census place “Black Diamond city”) is 5,678 residents, ranking #187 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $144,728, the median home is worth $776,400 and median gross rent runs $2,340 a month. Looking for the Black Diamond Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Black Diamond, WA: 98010.
- Population
- 5,678Black Diamond city residents
- Median household income
- $144,728Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $776,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,340Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87%Owner-occupied households
Black Diamond ZIP codes (Washington)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Black Diamond.
The Black Diamond WA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Black Diamond city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Black Diamond city median would spend about 19.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1.1% of residents and 87% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Black Diamond city, WA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Black Diamond city is a mid-size town in Washington, with 5,678 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #187 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 70% of them. The median age here is 38.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Black Diamond city earn a median of $144,728 a year, 84.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 60% above the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 1.1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Black Diamond city is valued at $776,400, 155.9% above the national figure and 66% above the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,340 a month, 66.4% above the national figure, or roughly $28,080 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 87% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Black Diamond city?
- Black Diamond city has 5,678 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #187 of 639 in Washington.
- What is the median household income in Black Diamond city?
- Median household income in Black Diamond city is $144,728 a year, 84.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Black Diamond city?
- Median gross rent is $2,340 a month and the median home value is $776,400, so rent absorbs about 19.4% of median household income.
- Is Black Diamond city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Black Diamond city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Black Diamond city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.