Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY

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

Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Kips Bay overall is white, making up 56.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 17.2%. There are more white people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the east 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 Kips Bay

 
Self-Identified Race
Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY Population
White
56.1%
Hispanic
12.2%
Black
8.0%
Asian
17.2%
Native American
0.2%
Other
6.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY

The map below shows diversity in Kips Bay. 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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Kips Bay Diversity Score

63.0

More diverse than 71% of US neighborhoods

Kips Bay has a diversity score of 63.0: 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. Kips Bay is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 71% of them. Within Kips Bay's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Kips Bay, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Kips Bay.

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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