Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Pleasure Bend, LA

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

Pleasure Bend, LA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Pleasure Bend overall is black, making up 68.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 21.5%. There are more black people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the central 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 Pleasure Bend

 
Self-Identified Race
Pleasure Bend, LA Population
White
21.5%
Hispanic
9.9%
Black
68.6%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Pleasure Bend, LA

The map below shows diversity in Pleasure Bend. 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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Pleasure Bend Diversity Score

47.4

More diverse than 80% of US cities

Pleasure Bend has a diversity score of 47.4: 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. Pleasure Bend is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 80% of them. Within Pleasure Bend's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Pleasure Bend, and the least diverse areas are in central Pleasure Bend.

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.