Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Highlands-Baywood Park, CA

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

Highlands-Baywood Park, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Highlands-Baywood Park overall is white, making up 49.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 36.6%. 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 Highlands-Baywood Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Highlands-Baywood Park, CA Population
White
49.5%
Hispanic
4.1%
Black
0.0%
Asian
36.6%
Native American
0.0%
Other
9.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Highlands-Baywood Park, CA

The map below shows diversity in Highlands-Baywood 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Highlands-Baywood Park Diversity Score

60.9

More diverse than 95% of US cities

Highlands-Baywood Park has a diversity score of 60.9: 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. Highlands-Baywood Park is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 95% of them. Within Highlands-Baywood Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Highlands-Baywood Park, and the least diverse areas are in central Highlands-Baywood 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.