Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Davidson, Kansas City, MO

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

Davidson, Kansas City, MO map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Davidson overall is white, making up 65.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 9.3%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the south 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 Davidson

 
Self-Identified Race
Davidson, Kansas City, MO Population
White
65.4%
Hispanic
9.1%
Black
9.3%
Asian
6.5%
Native American
0.8%
Other
9.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Davidson, Kansas City, MO

The map below shows diversity in Davidson. 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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Davidson Diversity Score

54.3

More diverse than 48% of US neighborhoods

Davidson has a diversity score of 54.3: 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. Davidson is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 48% of them. Within Davidson's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Davidson, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Davidson.

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.