Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Oak Hill, Newton Center, MA

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

Oak Hill, Newton Center, MA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Oak Hill overall is white, making up 65.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 23.2%. There are more white people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian 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 Oak Hill

 
Self-Identified Race
Oak Hill, Newton Center, MA Population
White
65.7%
Hispanic
6.7%
Black
0.2%
Asian
23.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Oak Hill, Newton Center, MA

The map below shows diversity in Oak Hill. 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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Oak Hill Diversity Score

50.9

More diverse than 40% of US neighborhoods

Oak Hill has a diversity score of 50.9: 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. Oak Hill is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 40% of them. Within Oak Hill's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Oak Hill, and the least diverse areas are in south Oak Hill.

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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