Racial Dot Map Plots Del Mar-Carmel Valley's Population

A demographic researcher at the University of Virginia has put together a map with more than 308 million color-coded dots—one for each person in the United States—that not only shows how many people of each race or ethnicity are in local communities but how they are spread thoughout.

The map, by Dustin Cable at the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the university, is based on the 2010 census. It shows an almost all-white Del Mar and a Carmel Valley with pockets largely populated by Asian residents. The map uses blue dots for white people; green for black or African American; yellow for Hispanic or Latino; red for Asian and brown for other races.

In the most recent census, Del Mar reported a total population of 4,161 residents. That includes 175 residents of any race who identified their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino. The city of San Diego reported a total population of 1,307,402 people, including 376,020 residents of any race who identified as Hispanic or Latino.

How that breaks down:

Del Mar

• White: 3,912
• African American: 10
• Asian: 118
• American Indian and Alaska Native: 8
• Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 3
• Other: 25
• Identified by two or more: 85

• White: 59 percent
• African American: 6.7 percent
• Asian: 15.9 percent
• American Indian and Alaska Native: <1 percent
• Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: <1 percent
• Other: 12.3 percent
• Identified by two or more: 5.1 percent