This Neighborhood Is One of America’s Most Diverse

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• We used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey; neighborhoods in New York City were ranked based on that probability.
• The Great Migration from 1910 to 1970 is a contributing factor to the diversity of this city.
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The diversity that immigrants bring into another country does not stop with the color of their skin. They also carry with them their unique traditions, customs, and perspectives, providing an enrichment to the melting pot of the country they arrive in. From a political perspective, increasing the diversity of immigrants allows for an increase in the size of the workforce, productivity, and an influx of new and better ideas. The metropolitan city of New York is known for being the world’s financial capital, a global center for art, fashion, music, and much more, and it is where the United Nations resides. So, while the United States’ overall racial and ethnic diversity has increased since 2010, according to 2020 Census analyses, New York has already been one of the most diverse cities.

New York City was one of the early ports in the “New Land” of the United States. Ellis Island was established as a processing point for immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th century. Millions of immigrants arrived here, and it is estimated that close to 40% of all current U.S. citizens can trace at least one of their ancestors to Ellis Island.

Another contributing factor to the city’s diversity was the Great Migration of 1910 to 1970. At the time, Black Americans moved in droves from the South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states, pursuing economic and educational opportunities and fleeing the oppression of Jim Crow. It is considered one of the largest movements of people in United States history. In the First Great Migration (1910-1940), Black Americans moved to the Midwest and Northern cities, including New York.

To determine the most diverse neighborhoods, 24/7 Tempo reviewed five-year data on race and ethnicity from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey. Neighborhoods were ranked based on the probability that two residents picked at random would be of different races or ethnicities. Racial and ethnic groups include white, Black or African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino, some other race alone, and two or more races. The probability that any two residents picked at random will belong to a different racial or ethnic category is equivalent to the sum of the squares of each group’s share of the population, subtracted from 1. The same method is used in the USA Today Diversity Index as well as the racial and ethnic diversity index of the Disseminating Diversity Working Group of the Census Bureau.

Data on population by race and ethnicity were aggregated from the census tract level to the neighborhood level using 2022 census tract boundary definitions from the U.S. Census Bureau and 2017 neighborhood boundary definitions from Zillow. Census tracts with at least 50% spatial overlap within the neighborhood boundary were included in population aggregation. Data on estimated median home value is the November 2023 Zillow Home Value Index, a measure of typical home values for homes in the 35th to 65th percentile range.

After reviewing five years of data on race and ethnicity from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey, neighborhoods in New York City were ranked based on that probability. Racial and ethnic groups include white, Black or African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino, some other race alone, and two or more races.

Why Is This Important?

Housing is very expensive in New York, including in the most diverse neighborhoods listed here. None of the 50 neighborhoods has a typical home value that is lower than the U.S. typical home value in November 2023 of $342,099. In fact, 41 of the 50 neighborhoods have a typical housing value above half a million dollars.

50. Woodside (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 67.1%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Asian (38.7%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $437,772
• Est. population in 2022: 46,138

49. Hunters Point (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 67.2%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (45.6%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: N/A
• Est. population in 2022: 25,531

48. College Point (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different race or ethnicity: 67.2%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (39.5%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $782,125
• Est. population in 2022: 18,600

46. Bath Beach (Brooklyn)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 67.5%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (41.8%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $740,843
• Est. population in 2022: 47,624

45. Astoria (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different race or ethnicity: 67.8%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (47.2%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $664,069
• Est. population in 2022: 158,380

44. Mariner’s Harbor (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 67.8%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (41.7%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $499,284
• Est. population in 2022: 13,565

43. Red Hook (Brooklyn)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 67.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Black or African American (42.0%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $1,720,589
• Est. population in 2022: 9,295

42. Bedford Stuyvesant (Brooklyn)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 68.0%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Black or African American (45.7%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $924,648
• Est. population in 2022: 180,911

41. Queens Village (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 68.0%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Black or African American (49.7%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $681,609
• Est. population in 2022: 55,911

40. Downtown (Brooklyn)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 68.5%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (47.2%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $942,463
• Est. population in 2022: 12,343

39. Coney Island (Brooklyn)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 68.6%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (47.2%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $501,281
• Est. population in 2022: 46,030

38. East Harlem (Manhattan)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 68.7%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (43.8%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $626,584
• Est. population in 2022: 111,071

37. Elm Park (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 68.7%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (47.7%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $530,308
• Est. population in 2022: 2,173

36. Clinton Hill (Brooklyn)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different race or ethnicity: 68.8%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (47.4%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $937,882
• Est. population in 2022: 24,403

35. Morris Park (Bronx)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 68.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (45.3%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $675,674
• Est. population in 2022: 34,673

34. Park Hill (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different race or ethnicity: 69.3%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Black or African American (43.0%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $499,419
• Est. population in 2022: 9,231

33. Kensington (Brooklyn)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 69.3%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (46.7%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $654,074
• Est. population in 2022: 47,352

32. Port Morris (Bronx)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 69.5%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (42.3%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: N/A
• Est. population in 2022: 3,775

30. Port Richmond (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 69.8%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (41.3%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $554,158
• Est. population in 2022: 14,236

29. Clifton (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 69.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Black or African American (40.2%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $533,473
• Est. population in 2022: 3,399

28. West Brighton (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 69.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (37.3%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $634,512
• Est. population in 2022: 18,195

26. Bellerose (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 70.1%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Asian (46.2%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $734,385
• Est. population in 2022: 31,470

25. Rego Park (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 70.3%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (39.0%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $409,330
• Est. population in 2022: 44,200

24. Port Ivory (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 70.4%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Black or African American (37.2%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: N/A
• Est. population in 2022: 1,061

23. Sunnyside (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 70.5%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (32.5%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $474,518
• Est. population in 2022: 42,321

22. Ozone Park (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 70.5%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (41.8%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $681,815
• Est. population in 2022: 57,574

21. Roosevelt Island (Manhattan)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 70.6%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (42.6%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $874,677
• Est. population in 2022: 7,605

20. Dongan Hills (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 70.6%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (43.0%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $687,675
• Est. population in 2022: 3,476

19. Pomonok (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 70.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (43.9%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: N/A
• Est. population in 2022: 10,023

18. Kew Gardens (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 70.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (43.1%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $363,658
• Est. population in 2022: 22,104

17. Morningside Heights (Manhattan)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 71.0%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (44.6%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $731,296
• Est. population in 2022: 26,228

16. Pelham Gardens (Bronx)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 71.4%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (37.8%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $672,219
• Est. population in 2022: 24,723

15. Rockaway Beach (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 71.5%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Black or African American (34.9%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: N/A
• Est. population in 2022: 5,255

14. Kew Gardens Hills (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 71.7%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (41.8%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $462,538
• Est. population in 2022: 43,873

13. Jamaica (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 71.7%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Black or African American (43.0%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $620,919
• Est. population in 2022: 130,844

12. Hillcrest (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 71.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Asian (39.6%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: N/A
• Est. population in 2022: 14,726

10. Lower East Side (Manhattan)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 73.5%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Asian (34.4%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $945,725
• Est. population in 2022: 58,967

9. Holliswood (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 73.5%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (34.6%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: N/A
• Est. population in 2022: 4,746

8. New Brighton (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 73.7%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (30.9%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $573,883
• Est. population in 2022: 6,654

7. Tompkinsville (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 73.8%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (40.3%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $570,707
• Est. population in 2022: 1,656

6. Graniteville (Staten Island)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicity: 73.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: White (36.6%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $621,094
• Est. population in 2022: 12,167

5. Jamaica Estates (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 75.4%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Asian (34.7%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $1,033,199
• Est. population in 2022: 15,947

4. Richmond Hill (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 75.7%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Hispanic or Latino (35.2%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $705,915
• Est. population in 2022: 53,221

2. Briarwood (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 76.9%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Asian (28.1%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $386,213
• Est. population in 2022: 29,795

1. South Ozone Park (Queens)

• The likelihood that two random residents are of different races or ethnicities: 79.3%
• The most prevalent race or ethnicity group: Asian (30.7%)
• Est. typical home value in Nov 2023: $671,736
• Est. population in 2022: 80,076

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