Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Berclair-Highland Heights, Memphis, TN

The map below shows majority race by area in Berclair-Highland Heights, 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 Berclair-Highland Heights racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Berclair-Highland Heights, Memphis, TN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Berclair-Highland Heights overall is hispanic, making up 41.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 29.0%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Berclair-Highland Heights

 
Self-Identified Race
Berclair-Highland Heights, Memphis, TN Population
White
23.5%
Hispanic
41.8%
Black
29.0%
Asian
1.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Berclair-Highland Heights, Memphis, TN

The map below shows diversity in Berclair-Highland Heights. 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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Berclair-Highland Heights Diversity Score

68.4

More diverse than 86% of US neighborhoods

Berclair-Highland Heights has a diversity score of 68.4: 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. Berclair-Highland Heights is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 86% of them. Within Berclair-Highland Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Berclair-Highland Heights, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Berclair-Highland Heights.

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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