Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Fairlington-Shirlington, Arlington, VA

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

Fairlington-Shirlington, Arlington, VA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Fairlington-Shirlington overall is white, making up 60.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 18.9%. There are more white people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 Fairlington-Shirlington

 
Self-Identified Race
Fairlington-Shirlington, Arlington, VA Population
White
60.1%
Hispanic
18.9%
Black
8.4%
Asian
5.8%
Native American
0.4%
Other
6.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Fairlington-Shirlington, Arlington, VA

The map below shows diversity in Fairlington-Shirlington. 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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Fairlington-Shirlington Diversity Score

58.9

More diverse than 59% of US neighborhoods

Fairlington-Shirlington has a diversity score of 58.9: 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. Fairlington-Shirlington is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 59% of them. Within Fairlington-Shirlington's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Fairlington-Shirlington, and the least diverse areas are in south Fairlington-Shirlington.

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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