Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY

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

Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Ocean Hill overall is black, making up 64.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 19.8%. There are more black people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 Ocean Hill

 
Self-Identified Race
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY Population
White
8.9%
Hispanic
19.8%
Black
64.0%
Asian
2.2%
Native American
0.2%
Other
4.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, NY

The map below shows diversity in Ocean 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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Ocean Hill Diversity Score

54.1

More diverse than 47% of US neighborhoods

Ocean Hill has a diversity score of 54.1: 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. Ocean Hill is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 47% of them. Within Ocean Hill's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Ocean Hill, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Ocean 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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