Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA

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

Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Happy Valley overall is white, making up 78.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 8.0%. 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 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 Happy Valley

 
Self-Identified Race
Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA Population
White
78.9%
Hispanic
8.0%
Black
1.8%
Asian
3.8%
Native American
1.3%
Other
6.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Happy Valley, Bellingham, WA

The map below shows diversity in Happy Valley. 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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Happy Valley Diversity Score

36.6

More diverse than 19% of US neighborhoods

Happy Valley has a diversity score of 36.6: 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. Happy Valley is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 19% of them. Within Happy Valley's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Happy Valley, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Happy Valley.

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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