Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA

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

Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sorrento Valley overall is asian, making up 46.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 30.0%. There are more asian people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the west 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 Sorrento Valley

 
Self-Identified Race
Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA Population
White
30.0%
Hispanic
11.7%
Black
1.9%
Asian
46.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
9.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA

The map below shows diversity in Sorrento Valley. 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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Sorrento Valley Diversity Score

67.0

More diverse than 82% of US neighborhoods

Sorrento Valley has a diversity score of 67.0: 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. Sorrento Valley is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 82% of them. Within Sorrento Valley's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Sorrento Valley, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Sorrento Valley.

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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