Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA

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

Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Western Hills Yarborough overall is black, making up 57.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 35.9%. There are more black people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Yarborough

 
Self-Identified Race
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA Population
White
35.9%
Hispanic
2.2%
Black
57.1%
Asian
3.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA

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

54.4

More diverse than 48% of US neighborhoods

Western Hills Yarborough has a diversity score of 54.4: 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 Yarborough is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 48% of them. Within Western Hills Yarborough's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Western Hills Yarborough, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Western Hills Yarborough.

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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