Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Whisman Station, Mountain View, CA

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

Whisman Station, Mountain View, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Whisman Station overall is asian, making up 44.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 32.2%. There are more asian people in the central 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 Whisman Station

 
Self-Identified Race
Whisman Station, Mountain View, CA Population
White
32.2%
Hispanic
12.0%
Black
2.0%
Asian
44.5%
Native American
0.1%
Other
9.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Whisman Station, Mountain View, CA

The map below shows diversity in Whisman Station. 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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Whisman Station Diversity Score

67.5

More diverse than 84% of US neighborhoods

Whisman Station has a diversity score of 67.5: 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. Whisman Station is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 84% of them. Within Whisman Station's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Whisman Station, and the least diverse areas are in central Whisman Station.

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.