Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Car Town, Kannapolis, NC

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

Car Town, Kannapolis, NC map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Car Town overall is white, making up 57.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 29.3%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the central 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 Car Town

 
Self-Identified Race
Car Town, Kannapolis, NC Population
White
57.3%
Hispanic
11.1%
Black
29.3%
Asian
0.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Car Town, Kannapolis, NC

The map below shows diversity in Car Town. 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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Car Town Diversity Score

57.3

More diverse than 55% of US neighborhoods

Car Town has a diversity score of 57.3: 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. Car Town is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 55% of them. Within Car Town's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Car Town, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Car Town.

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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