Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Bon Air, Louisville, KY

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

Bon Air, Louisville, KY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Bon Air overall is white, making up 69.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 15.0%. There are more white people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the west 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 Bon Air

 
Self-Identified Race
Bon Air, Louisville, KY Population
White
69.0%
Hispanic
15.0%
Black
9.5%
Asian
1.4%
Native American
0.0%
Other
5.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Bon Air, Louisville, KY

The map below shows diversity in Bon Air. 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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Bon Air Diversity Score

49.0

More diverse than 37% of US neighborhoods

Bon Air has a diversity score of 49.0: 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. Bon Air is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 37% of them. Within Bon Air's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Bon Air, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Bon Air.

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.