Census Bureau: 26% of people in Orchidlands Estates identified as multi-racial in 2019

Of the 3,139 citizens living in Orchidlands Estates in 2019, 74 percent said they were only one race, while 26 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as white.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	995	31.7%
African American	21	0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	154	4.9%
Asian	460	14.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	529	16.9%
Some Other Race	163	5.2%

Source: US Census Bureau