Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Firestone-Garden Park, Charlotte, NC

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

Firestone-Garden Park, Charlotte, NC map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Firestone-Garden Park overall is black, making up 75.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 11.1%. There are more black people in the east 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 Firestone-Garden Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Firestone-Garden Park, Charlotte, NC Population
White
8.7%
Hispanic
11.1%
Black
75.5%
Asian
2.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Firestone-Garden Park, Charlotte, NC

The map below shows diversity in Firestone-Garden Park. 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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Firestone-Garden Park Diversity Score

40.9

More diverse than 24% of US neighborhoods

Firestone-Garden Park has a diversity score of 40.9: 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. Firestone-Garden Park is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 24% of them. Within Firestone-Garden Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Firestone-Garden Park, and the least diverse areas are in east Firestone-Garden Park.

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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