Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

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

Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Downtown Long Beach overall is hispanic, making up 47.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 22.9%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the central 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 Long Beach

 
Self-Identified Race
Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Population
White
22.9%
Hispanic
47.7%
Black
11.8%
Asian
9.0%
Native American
0.6%
Other
8.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

The map below shows diversity in Downtown Long Beach. 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 Long Beach Diversity Score

69.1

More diverse than 88% of US neighborhoods

Downtown Long Beach has a diversity score of 69.1: 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 Long Beach is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 88% of them. Within Downtown Long Beach's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Downtown Long Beach, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Downtown Long Beach.

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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