Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Beaver Hills, New Haven, CT

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

Beaver Hills, New Haven, CT map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Beaver Hills overall is black, making up 48.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 20.5%. There are more black people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Beaver Hills

 
Self-Identified Race
Beaver Hills, New Haven, CT Population
White
18.9%
Hispanic
20.5%
Black
48.7%
Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
11.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Beaver Hills, New Haven, CT

The map below shows diversity in Beaver Hills. 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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Beaver Hills Diversity Score

67.3

More diverse than 83% of US neighborhoods

Beaver Hills has a diversity score of 67.3: 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. Beaver Hills is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 83% of them. Within Beaver Hills's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Beaver Hills, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Beaver Hills.

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.

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