The map below shows majority race by area in Maple Heights-Lake Desire, 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 Maple Heights-Lake Desire racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.
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Majority race by area
The majority race in Maple Heights-Lake Desire overall is white, making up 60.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 17.1%. 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 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 Maple Heights-Lake Desire
Self-Identified Race |
Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Renton, WA Population |
|---|---|
White |
60.3% |
Hispanic |
10.3% |
Black |
3.4% |
Asian |
17.1% |
Native American |
0.5% |
Other |
8.4% |
Diversity and Diversity Scores for Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Renton, WA
The map below shows diversity in Maple Heights-Lake Desire. 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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Maple Heights-Lake Desire Diversity Score
58.8
More diverse than 59% of US neighborhoods
Maple Heights-Lake Desire has a diversity score of 58.8: 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. Maple Heights-Lake Desire is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 59% of them. Within Maple Heights-Lake Desire's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Maple Heights-Lake Desire, and the least diverse areas are in east Maple Heights-Lake Desire.
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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