The map below shows majority race by area in Mount Landing, 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 Mount Landing racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.
The majority race in Mount Landing overall is black, making up 51.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 42.2%. There are more black people in the northeast areas of the city. People who identify as white 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 Mount Landing
Self-Identified Race |
Mount Landing, VA Population |
|---|---|
White |
42.2% |
Hispanic |
2.0% |
Black |
51.3% |
Asian |
1.3% |
Native American |
0.3% |
Other |
2.9% |
Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mount Landing, VA
The map below shows diversity in Mount Landing. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.
Mount Landing Diversity Score
55.7
More diverse than 90% of US cities
Mount Landing has a diversity score of 55.7: 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. Mount Landing is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 90% of them. Within Mount Landing's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Mount Landing, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Mount Landing.
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.