Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Crescent Area Historic District, Plainfield, NJ

The map below shows majority race by area in Crescent Area Historic 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 Crescent Area Historic District racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Crescent Area Historic District, Plainfield, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Crescent Area Historic District overall is hispanic, making up 81.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 11.4%. There are more hispanic people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the east 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 Crescent Area Historic District

 
Self-Identified Race
Crescent Area Historic District, Plainfield, NJ Population
White
5.5%
Hispanic
81.7%
Black
11.4%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Crescent Area Historic District, Plainfield, NJ

The map below shows diversity in Crescent Area Historic 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.

Crescent Area Historic District, Plainfield, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Crescent Area Historic District Diversity Score

31.6

More diverse than 14% of US neighborhoods

Crescent Area Historic District has a diversity score of 31.6: 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. Crescent Area Historic District is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 14% of them. Within Crescent Area Historic District's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Crescent Area Historic District, and the least diverse areas are in north Crescent Area Historic 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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