Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Woodlawn Court, Hattiesburg, MS

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

Woodlawn Court, Hattiesburg, MS map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Woodlawn Court overall is black, making up 62.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 21.0%. There are more black people in the south 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 Woodlawn Court

 
Self-Identified Race
Woodlawn Court, Hattiesburg, MS Population
White
21.0%
Hispanic
6.8%
Black
62.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.1%
Other
10.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Woodlawn Court, Hattiesburg, MS

The map below shows diversity in Woodlawn Court. 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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Woodlawn Court Diversity Score

55.7

More diverse than 51% of US neighborhoods

Woodlawn Court has a diversity score of 55.7: 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. Woodlawn Court is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 51% of them. Within Woodlawn Court's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Woodlawn Court, and the least diverse areas are in south Woodlawn Court.

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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