Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Serra Highlands, South San Francisco, CA

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

Serra Highlands, South San Francisco, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Serra Highlands overall is asian, making up 47.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 23.1%. There are more asian people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Serra Highlands

 
Self-Identified Race
Serra Highlands, South San Francisco, CA Population
White
23.1%
Hispanic
22.6%
Black
0.0%
Asian
47.8%
Native American
0.1%
Other
6.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Serra Highlands, South San Francisco, CA

The map below shows diversity in Serra Highlands. 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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Serra Highlands Diversity Score

66.3

More diverse than 80% of US neighborhoods

Serra Highlands has a diversity score of 66.3: 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. Serra Highlands is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 80% of them. Within Serra Highlands's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Serra Highlands, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Serra Highlands.

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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