Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Pleasant Valley, Walnut Creek, CA

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

Pleasant Valley, Walnut Creek, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Pleasant Valley overall is white, making up 59.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 14.7%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian 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 Pleasant Valley

 
Self-Identified Race
Pleasant Valley, Walnut Creek, CA Population
White
59.5%
Hispanic
14.4%
Black
7.0%
Asian
14.7%
Native American
0.4%
Other
4.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Pleasant Valley, Walnut Creek, CA

The map below shows diversity in Pleasant Valley. 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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Pleasant Valley Diversity Score

59.8

More diverse than 62% of US neighborhoods

Pleasant Valley has a diversity score of 59.8: 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. Pleasant Valley is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 62% of them. Within Pleasant Valley's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Pleasant Valley, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Pleasant Valley.

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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