Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

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

North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in North Long Beach overall is hispanic, making up 56.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 17.1%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 North Long Beach

 
Self-Identified Race
North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Population
White
8.3%
Hispanic
56.0%
Black
17.1%
Asian
14.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

The map below shows diversity in North Long Beach. 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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North Long Beach Diversity Score

62.8

More diverse than 70% of US neighborhoods

North Long Beach has a diversity score of 62.8: 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. North Long Beach is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 70% of them. Within North Long Beach's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast North Long Beach, and the least diverse areas are in northwest North Long Beach.

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.