Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA

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

Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Californial Heights overall is white, making up 42.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 23.4%. There are more white people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Californial Heights

 
Self-Identified Race
Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA Population
White
42.3%
Hispanic
23.4%
Black
15.4%
Asian
9.9%
Native American
0.1%
Other
8.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA

The map below shows diversity in Californial 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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Californial Heights Diversity Score

72.5

More diverse than 95% of US neighborhoods

Californial Heights has a diversity score of 72.5: 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. Californial Heights is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 95% of them. Within Californial Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Californial Heights, and the least diverse areas are in central Californial 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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