Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Somerset Park, Willingboro, NJ

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

Somerset Park, Willingboro, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Somerset Park overall is black, making up 51.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 18.8%. There are more black people in the east areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 Somerset Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Somerset Park, Willingboro, NJ Population
White
12.3%
Hispanic
18.8%
Black
51.9%
Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
16.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Somerset Park, Willingboro, NJ

The map below shows diversity in Somerset Park. 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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Somerset Park Diversity Score

65.5

More diverse than 78% of US neighborhoods

Somerset Park has a diversity score of 65.5: 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. Somerset Park is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 78% of them. Within Somerset Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Somerset Park, and the least diverse areas are in east Somerset Park.

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.