Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Whitman Park, Camden, NJ

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

Whitman Park, Camden, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Whitman Park overall is hispanic, making up 54.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 44.2%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the central 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 Whitman Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Whitman Park, Camden, NJ Population
White
0.4%
Hispanic
54.1%
Black
44.2%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.8%
Other
0.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Whitman Park, Camden, NJ

The map below shows diversity in Whitman Park. 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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Whitman Park Diversity Score

51.1

More diverse than 41% of US neighborhoods

Whitman Park has a diversity score of 51.1: 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. Whitman Park is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 41% of them. Within Whitman Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Whitman Park, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Whitman Park.

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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