Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Guilderland Center, NY

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

Guilderland Center, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Guilderland Center overall is white, making up 73.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 10.7%. There are more white people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as asian 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 Guilderland Center

 
Self-Identified Race
Guilderland Center, NY Population
White
73.5%
Hispanic
0.8%
Black
7.5%
Asian
10.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
7.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Guilderland Center, NY

The map below shows diversity in Guilderland Center. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Guilderland Center Diversity Score

43.7

More diverse than 77% of US cities

Guilderland Center has a diversity score of 43.7: 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. Guilderland Center is more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 77% of them. Within Guilderland Center's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Guilderland Center, and the least diverse areas are in central Guilderland Center.

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.