Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Ridgeview Estates, Bakersfield, CA

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

Ridgeview Estates, Bakersfield, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Ridgeview Estates overall is hispanic, making up 68.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 17.1%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 Ridgeview Estates

 
Self-Identified Race
Ridgeview Estates, Bakersfield, CA Population
White
17.1%
Hispanic
68.7%
Black
4.7%
Asian
6.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Ridgeview Estates, Bakersfield, CA

The map below shows diversity in Ridgeview Estates. 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.

Ridgeview Estates, Bakersfield, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Ridgeview Estates Diversity Score

49.2

More diverse than 37% of US neighborhoods

Ridgeview Estates has a diversity score of 49.2: 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. Ridgeview Estates is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 37% of them. Within Ridgeview Estates's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Ridgeview Estates, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Ridgeview Estates.

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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