Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge, MA

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

Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge, MA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Wellington-Harrington overall is white, making up 57.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 14.2%. 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 southeast 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 Wellington-Harrington

 
Self-Identified Race
Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge, MA Population
White
57.8%
Hispanic
12.7%
Black
10.2%
Asian
14.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
5.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Wellington-Harrington, Cambridge, MA

The map below shows diversity in Wellington-Harrington. 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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Wellington-Harrington Diversity Score

61.6

More diverse than 67% of US neighborhoods

Wellington-Harrington has a diversity score of 61.6: 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. Wellington-Harrington is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 67% of them. Within Wellington-Harrington's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Wellington-Harrington, and the least diverse areas are in north Wellington-Harrington.

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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