Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA

The map below shows majority race by area in Atwater Village, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Atwater Village racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA map of race and ethnicity
Click the map to explore
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian
Multiple/Other
WhiteHispanicBlackAsianMultiple/Other
Majority race by area

The majority race in Atwater Village overall is hispanic, making up 37.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 34.5%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the central places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Atwater Village

 
Self-Identified Race
Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA Population
White
34.5%
Hispanic
37.7%
Black
0.9%
Asian
20.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
6.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA

The map below shows diversity in Atwater Village. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the neighborhood would both be considered lacking diversity.

Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA map of race and ethnicity
Click the map to explore
Less diverse More diverse
Colorblind friendly off

Atwater Village Diversity Score

69.2

More diverse than 88% of US neighborhoods

Atwater Village has a diversity score of 69.2: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Atwater Village is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 88% of them. Within Atwater Village's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Atwater Village, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Atwater Village.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.