Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Idle Hour, Lexington, KY

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

Idle Hour, Lexington, KY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Idle Hour overall is white, making up 47.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 29.1%. There are more white people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Idle Hour

 
Self-Identified Race
Idle Hour, Lexington, KY Population
White
47.3%
Hispanic
14.2%
Black
29.1%
Asian
2.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
7.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Idle Hour, Lexington, KY

The map below shows diversity in Idle Hour. 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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Idle Hour Diversity Score

66.6

More diverse than 81% of US neighborhoods

Idle Hour has a diversity score of 66.6: 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. Idle Hour is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 81% of them. Within Idle Hour's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Idle Hour, and the least diverse areas are in central Idle Hour.

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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