Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Emerald Lake Hills, Redwood City, CA

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

Emerald Lake Hills, Redwood City, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Emerald Lake Hills overall is white, making up 67.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 14.0%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Emerald Lake Hills

 
Self-Identified Race
Emerald Lake Hills, Redwood City, CA Population
White
67.2%
Hispanic
14.0%
Black
2.4%
Asian
10.4%
Native American
0.0%
Other
6.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Emerald Lake Hills, Redwood City, CA

The map below shows diversity in Emerald Lake Hills. 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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Emerald Lake Hills Diversity Score

51.4

More diverse than 41% of US neighborhoods

Emerald Lake Hills has a diversity score of 51.4: 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. Emerald Lake Hills is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 41% of them. Within Emerald Lake Hills's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Emerald Lake Hills, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Emerald Lake Hills.

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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