Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Pope Air Force Base, NC

The map below shows majority race by area in Pope Air Force Base, 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 Pope Air Force Base racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Pope Air Force Base, NC map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Pope Air Force Base overall is white, making up 50.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 20.8%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic 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 Pope Air Force Base

 
Self-Identified Race
Pope Air Force Base, NC Population
White
50.2%
Hispanic
20.8%
Black
11.0%
Asian
4.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
13.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Pope Air Force Base, NC

The map below shows diversity in Pope Air Force Base. 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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Pope Air Force Base Diversity Score

67.2

More diverse than 98% of US cities

Pope Air Force Base has a diversity score of 67.2: 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. Pope Air Force Base is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 98% of them. Within Pope Air Force Base's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Pope Air Force Base, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Pope Air Force Base.

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.