The map below shows majority race by area in Fairway-Liberty Heights, 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 Fairway-Liberty Heights racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.
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Majority race by area
The majority race in Fairway-Liberty Heights overall is white, making up 79.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 9.2%. 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 north 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 Fairway-Liberty Heights
Self-Identified Race |
Fairway-Liberty Heights, Lexington, KY Population |
|---|---|
White |
79.8% |
Hispanic |
9.2% |
Black |
5.9% |
Asian |
1.3% |
Native American |
0.0% |
Other |
3.9% |
Diversity and Diversity Scores for Fairway-Liberty Heights, Lexington, KY
The map below shows diversity in Fairway-Liberty Heights. 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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Fairway-Liberty Heights Diversity Score
35.0
More diverse than 17% of US neighborhoods
Fairway-Liberty Heights has a diversity score of 35.0: 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. Fairway-Liberty Heights is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 17% of them. Within Fairway-Liberty Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Fairway-Liberty Heights, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Fairway-Liberty Heights.
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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