Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Huntington Beach, CA

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

Huntington Beach, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Huntington Beach overall is white, making up 58.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 18.9%. There are more white people in the south areas of the city. 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 Huntington Beach

 
Self-Identified Race
Huntington Beach, CA Population
White
58.8%
Hispanic
18.9%
Black
1.3%
Asian
13.2%
Native American
0.3%
Other
7.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Huntington Beach, CA

The map below shows diversity in Huntington Beach. 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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Huntington Beach Diversity Score

59.5

More diverse than 94% of US cities

Huntington Beach has a diversity score of 59.5: 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. Huntington Beach is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 94% of them. Within Huntington Beach's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Huntington Beach, and the least diverse areas are in south Huntington Beach.

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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