Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Owings Mills New Town, Owings Mills, MD

The map below shows majority race by area in Owings Mills New Town, 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 Owings Mills New Town racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Owings Mills New Town, Owings Mills, MD map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Owings Mills New Town overall is black, making up 68.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 19.4%. There are more black people in the south areas of the neighborhood. 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 Owings Mills New Town

 
Self-Identified Race
Owings Mills New Town, Owings Mills, MD Population
White
19.4%
Hispanic
1.9%
Black
68.9%
Asian
3.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
5.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Owings Mills New Town, Owings Mills, MD

The map below shows diversity in Owings Mills New Town. 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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Owings Mills New Town Diversity Score

48.3

More diverse than 36% of US neighborhoods

Owings Mills New Town has a diversity score of 48.3: 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. Owings Mills New Town is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 36% of them. Within Owings Mills New Town's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Owings Mills New Town, and the least diverse areas are in south Owings Mills New Town.

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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