Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA

The map below shows majority race by area in Kensington-San Francisco, 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 Kensington-San Francisco racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Kensington-San Francisco overall is white, making up 64.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 15.1%. There are more white people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the west 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 Kensington-San Francisco

 
Self-Identified Race
Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA Population
White
64.3%
Hispanic
6.3%
Black
1.7%
Asian
15.1%
Native American
0.1%
Other
12.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA

The map below shows diversity in Kensington-San Francisco. 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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Kensington-San Francisco Diversity Score

54.4

More diverse than 48% of US neighborhoods

Kensington-San Francisco has a diversity score of 54.4: 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. Kensington-San Francisco is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 48% of them. Within Kensington-San Francisco's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Kensington-San Francisco, and the least diverse areas are in north Kensington-San Francisco.

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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