Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

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

Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Downtown Chapel Hill overall is white, making up 75.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 11.0%. There are more white people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Downtown Chapel Hill

 
Self-Identified Race
Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Population
White
75.4%
Hispanic
4.8%
Black
11.0%
Asian
7.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Downtown Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

The map below shows diversity in Downtown Chapel Hill. 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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Downtown Chapel Hill Diversity Score

41.1

More diverse than 25% of US neighborhoods

Downtown Chapel Hill has a diversity score of 41.1: 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. Downtown Chapel Hill is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 25% of them. Within Downtown Chapel Hill's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Downtown Chapel Hill, and the least diverse areas are in south Downtown Chapel Hill.

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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