Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA

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

Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Leimert Park overall is black, making up 68.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 17.3%. There are more black people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 Leimert Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA Population
White
6.7%
Hispanic
17.3%
Black
68.1%
Asian
2.8%
Native American
0.1%
Other
4.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA

The map below shows diversity in Leimert Park. 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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Leimert Park Diversity Score

49.8

More diverse than 38% of US neighborhoods

Leimert Park has a diversity score of 49.8: 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. Leimert Park is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 38% of them. Within Leimert Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Leimert Park, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Leimert Park.

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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