Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA

The map below shows majority race by area in Barron Park, 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 Barron Park racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Barron Park overall is white, making up 39.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 32.3%. There are more white people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Barron Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA Population
White
39.3%
Hispanic
23.2%
Black
0.4%
Asian
32.3%
Native American
0.6%
Other
4.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA

The map below shows diversity in Barron Park. 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.

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Barron Park Diversity Score

68.5

More diverse than 86% of US neighborhoods

Barron Park has a diversity score of 68.5: 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. Barron Park is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 86% of them. Within Barron Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Barron Park, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Barron Park.

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.