Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sunset Beach, CA

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

Sunset Beach, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sunset Beach overall is white, making up 60.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 13.6%. There are more white people in the south areas of the city. 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 Sunset Beach

 
Self-Identified Race
Sunset Beach, CA Population
White
60.1%
Hispanic
13.2%
Black
0.0%
Asian
13.6%
Native American
0.0%
Other
13.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sunset Beach, CA

The map below shows diversity in Sunset Beach. 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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Sunset Beach Diversity Score

58.6

More diverse than 93% of US cities

Sunset Beach has a diversity score of 58.6: 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. Sunset Beach is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 93% of them. Within Sunset Beach's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Sunset Beach, and the least diverse areas are in south Sunset Beach.

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.