Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA

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

Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Lakeview-Bakersfield overall is hispanic, making up 81.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 8.4%. There are more hispanic people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Lakeview-Bakersfield

 
Self-Identified Race
Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA Population
White
7.2%
Hispanic
81.0%
Black
8.4%
Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.8%
Other
1.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA

The map below shows diversity in Lakeview-Bakersfield. 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.

Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Lakeview-Bakersfield Diversity Score

33.2

More diverse than 15% of US neighborhoods

Lakeview-Bakersfield has a diversity score of 33.2: 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. Lakeview-Bakersfield is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 15% of them. Within Lakeview-Bakersfield's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Lakeview-Bakersfield, and the least diverse areas are in central Lakeview-Bakersfield.

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.