Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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

Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Melrose Park overall is black, making up 65.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 27.7%. There are more black people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the central 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 Melrose Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL Population
White
2.6%
Hispanic
27.7%
Black
65.6%
Asian
0.4%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL

The map below shows diversity in Melrose 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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Melrose Park Diversity Score

49.1

More diverse than 37% of US neighborhoods

Melrose Park has a diversity score of 49.1: 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. Melrose Park is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 37% of them. Within Melrose Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Melrose Park, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Melrose 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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