Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Oak Park Northwest, Kansas City, MO

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

Oak Park Northwest, Kansas City, MO map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Oak Park Northwest overall is black, making up 79.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 7.7%. There are more black people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 Oak Park Northwest

 
Self-Identified Race
Oak Park Northwest, Kansas City, MO Population
White
7.7%
Hispanic
7.2%
Black
79.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
6.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Oak Park Northwest, Kansas City, MO

The map below shows diversity in Oak Park Northwest. 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 Park Northwest Diversity Score

36.1

More diverse than 18% of US neighborhoods

Oak Park Northwest has a diversity score of 36.1: 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 Park Northwest is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 18% of them. Within Oak Park Northwest's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Oak Park Northwest, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Oak Park Northwest.

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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