Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows majority race by area in Columbia Street Waterfront District, 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 Columbia Street Waterfront District racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Columbia Street Waterfront District overall is white, making up 66.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is other at 11.6%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as other 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 Columbia Street Waterfront District

 
Self-Identified Race
Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY Population
White
66.9%
Hispanic
11.2%
Black
4.1%
Asian
6.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
11.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows diversity in Columbia Street Waterfront District. 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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Columbia Street Waterfront District Diversity Score

52.1

More diverse than 43% of US neighborhoods

Columbia Street Waterfront District has a diversity score of 52.1: 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. Columbia Street Waterfront District is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 43% of them. Within Columbia Street Waterfront District's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Columbia Street Waterfront District, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Columbia Street Waterfront District.

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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