Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Garden City, Cranston, RI

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

Garden City, Cranston, RI map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Garden City overall is white, making up 70.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 13.2%. There are more white 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 Garden City

 
Self-Identified Race
Garden City, Cranston, RI Population
White
70.1%
Hispanic
13.2%
Black
5.0%
Asian
8.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Garden City, Cranston, RI

The map below shows diversity in Garden City. 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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Garden City Diversity Score

48.0

More diverse than 35% of US neighborhoods

Garden City has a diversity score of 48.0: 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. Garden City is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 35% of them. Within Garden City's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Garden City, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Garden City.

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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