House Rentals, Apartments, and Homes for Rent in Diamond Bar, CA

Diamond Bar Demographics

City

Diamond Bar is a city in Los Angeles County, in the Los Angeles-Long Beach metro area. Diamond Bar is approximately 27 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Land area: 14.8 square miles. Elevation is 696 feet. Located at the junction of the Pomona and Orange freeways, Diamond Bar is primarily a residential city with shopping centers interspersed within the city. The city features a public Los Angeles County golf course.

Diamond Bar has the first hydrogen fueling station to be built in Southern California, near the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) building.

Population

The estimated population, in 2003, was 58,160. The population was about 60,360 as of January 1, 2008. The average commute time for Diamond Bar workers is 35 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Similar to many San Gabriel Valley cities such as San Marino and Arcadia, Diamond Bar has experienced an influx of Asian American residents - especially Filipino Americans, Taiwanese American, Chinese Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Korean Americans, and Indian Americans - since the 1980s. Attracted to the area's schools and the perceived prestige of a Diamond Bar address, many affluent Asian Americans commuting to areas such as Rowland Heights and Alhambra have moved to Diamond Bar as well. In addition, some Asian-oriented businesses have since appeared in the city as well.

21,587 residents are foreign born (30.5% Asia, 4.8% Latin America). This city: 38.4% California: 26.2%

Median Household Income

Median Household Income in 2000 was $68,871. 42% of Diamond Bar residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree. In 2000 there were 17,651 households out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $90,599 (it was $68,871 in 2000) Diamond Bar: $90,599 California: $61,021

Median Rent

Median rent in Diamond Bar, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $956.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,683.

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $620,004 (it was $237,800 in 2000) Diamond Bar: $620,004 California: $467,000

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $596,926; Detached houses: $663,631; Townhouses or other attached units: $372,354; In 2-unit structures: $383,647; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $288,210; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $377,369; Mobile homes: $57,638.

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Diamond Bar: 145.6 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

History