Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Fairlawn, Washington, DC

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

Fairlawn, Washington, DC map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Fairlawn overall is black, making up 83.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 8.1%. There are more black people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the east 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 Fairlawn

 
Self-Identified Race
Fairlawn, Washington, DC Population
White
5.3%
Hispanic
8.1%
Black
83.7%
Asian
1.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Fairlawn, Washington, DC

The map below shows diversity in Fairlawn. 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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Fairlawn Diversity Score

29.0

More diverse than 12% of US neighborhoods

Fairlawn has a diversity score of 29.0: 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. Fairlawn is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 12% of them. Within Fairlawn's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Fairlawn, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Fairlawn.

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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