Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, MA

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

Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, MA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mt Vernon Park overall is hispanic, making up 56.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 36.6%. There are more hispanic people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Mt Vernon Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, MA Population
White
36.6%
Hispanic
56.1%
Black
0.3%
Asian
4.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, MA

The map below shows diversity in Mt Vernon 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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Mt Vernon Park Diversity Score

54.9

More diverse than 49% of US neighborhoods

Mt Vernon Park has a diversity score of 54.9: 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. Mt Vernon Park is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 49% of them. Within Mt Vernon Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Mt Vernon Park, and the least diverse areas are in north Mt Vernon 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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