Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Roaring Creek, NC

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

Roaring Creek, NC map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Roaring Creek overall is white, making up 97.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 1.1%. There are more white people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic 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 Roaring Creek

 
Self-Identified Race
Roaring Creek, NC Population
White
97.9%
Hispanic
1.1%
Black
0.2%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Roaring Creek, NC

The map below shows diversity in Roaring Creek. 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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Roaring Creek Diversity Score

4.2

More diverse than 5% of US cities

Roaring Creek has a diversity score of 4.2: 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. Roaring Creek is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 5% of them. Within Roaring Creek's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Roaring Creek, and the least diverse areas are in central Roaring Creek.

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.