Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mountain View, Anchorage, AK

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

Mountain View, Anchorage, AK map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mountain View overall is other, making up 34.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 22.7%. There are more other people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the north 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 Mountain View

 
Self-Identified Race
Mountain View, Anchorage, AK Population
White
22.7%
Hispanic
18.5%
Black
9.8%
Asian
5.5%
Native American
9.3%
Other
34.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mountain View, Anchorage, AK

The map below shows diversity in Mountain View. 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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Mountain View Diversity Score

77.6

More diverse than 100% of US neighborhoods

Mountain View has a diversity score of 77.6: 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. Mountain View is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 100% of them. Within Mountain View's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Mountain View, and the least diverse areas are in north Mountain View.

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.