Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ

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

Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Southeast Ridgewood overall is white, making up 63.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 21.3%. There are more white people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the east 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 Southeast Ridgewood

 
Self-Identified Race
Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ Population
White
63.9%
Hispanic
7.4%
Black
3.2%
Asian
21.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Southeast Ridgewood, Ridgewood, NJ

The map below shows diversity in Southeast Ridgewood. 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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Southeast Ridgewood Diversity Score

53.9

More diverse than 47% of US neighborhoods

Southeast Ridgewood has a diversity score of 53.9: 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. Southeast Ridgewood is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 47% of them. Within Southeast Ridgewood's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Southeast Ridgewood, and the least diverse areas are in north Southeast Ridgewood.

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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