Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Wood Park, Tempe, AZ

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

Wood Park, Tempe, AZ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Wood Park overall is hispanic, making up 43.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 37.5%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 Wood Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Wood Park, Tempe, AZ Population
White
37.5%
Hispanic
43.1%
Black
7.9%
Asian
1.3%
Native American
3.2%
Other
6.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Wood Park, Tempe, AZ

The map below shows diversity in Wood 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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Wood Park Diversity Score

66.1

More diverse than 80% of US neighborhoods

Wood Park has a diversity score of 66.1: 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. Wood Park is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 80% of them. Within Wood Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Wood Park, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Wood 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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