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Black Diamond is a small town of 1,298 people in Citrus County, Florida. It's about 7 miles from Homosassa Springs, FL and 65 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 70°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $462k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,298people
$462kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
91° / 70°Summer / winter
0"Snow
256Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,298
- Part of a metro area
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Tampa, FL
- 7 mi to Homosassa Springs, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $462k (≈$2,915/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 70°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 256 sunny days a year (92 totally clear)
- 109 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 65
- 17% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to GNV airport
- 64 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Citrus County: R+46 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.