Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Western Hills, San Mateo, CA

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

Western Hills, San Mateo, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Western Hills overall is asian, making up 40.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 39.0%. There are more asian people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Western Hills

 
Self-Identified Race
Western Hills, San Mateo, CA Population
White
39.0%
Hispanic
10.0%
Black
0.4%
Asian
40.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
10.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Western Hills, San Mateo, CA

The map below shows diversity in Western Hills. 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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Western Hills Diversity Score

66.3

More diverse than 80% of US neighborhoods

Western Hills has a diversity score of 66.3: 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. Western Hills is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 80% of them. Within Western Hills's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Western Hills, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Western Hills.

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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