Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Park Avenue, Rochester, NY

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

Park Avenue, Rochester, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Park Avenue overall is white, making up 84.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 7.3%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Park Avenue

 
Self-Identified Race
Park Avenue, Rochester, NY Population
White
84.6%
Hispanic
7.3%
Black
2.3%
Asian
1.5%
Native American
0.1%
Other
4.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Park Avenue, Rochester, NY

The map below shows diversity in Park Avenue. 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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Park Avenue Diversity Score

27.6

More diverse than 11% of US neighborhoods

Park Avenue has a diversity score of 27.6: 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. Park Avenue is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 11% of them. Within Park Avenue's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Park Avenue, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Park Avenue.

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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