Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Ocean Beach, NY

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

Ocean Beach, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Ocean Beach overall is hispanic, making up 46.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 37.4%. There are more hispanic people in the north areas of the city. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the east 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 Ocean Beach

 
Self-Identified Race
Ocean Beach, NY Population
White
37.4%
Hispanic
46.7%
Black
15.9%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Ocean Beach, NY

The map below shows diversity in Ocean 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Ocean Beach Diversity Score

61.7

More diverse than 95% of US cities

Ocean Beach has a diversity score of 61.7: 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. Ocean Beach is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 95% of them. Within Ocean Beach's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Ocean Beach, and the least diverse areas are in north Ocean 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.