Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Deer Park, Newport News, VA

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

Deer Park, Newport News, VA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Deer Park overall is white, making up 40.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 36.0%. There are more white people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the west 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 Deer Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Deer Park, Newport News, VA Population
White
40.8%
Hispanic
12.6%
Black
36.0%
Asian
3.7%
Native American
0.2%
Other
6.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Deer Park, Newport News, VA

The map below shows diversity in Deer Park. 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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Deer Park Diversity Score

68.2

More diverse than 86% of US neighborhoods

Deer Park has a diversity score of 68.2: 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. Deer Park is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 86% of them. Within Deer Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Deer Park, and the least diverse areas are in central Deer Park.

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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