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My husband and I are looking to relocate to Cary, NC in August of this year from Hayward, CA. We are an African-American Family moving, who lives in a very ethnic diverse community. Is Cary a diverse community for African American children ages 15yr, 12yr and 6yr old to live? The research that I have been doing online shows that Cary is a great family oriented community with great schools and recreation activities. I would like to know if this going to be a great move for my family????? Please give me advise.....
I moved to Cary a year ago despite what some people say about it and we love it. There is all races and no more hostility than you would find elsewhere and we are African Americans.
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Races in Cary:
White Non-Hispanic (79.7%)
Black (6.1%)
Hispanic (4.3%)
Asian Indian (3.5%)
Chinese (2.3%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Other race (1.5%)
Korean (0.6%)
Vietnamese (0.6%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Other Asian (0.5%)
Races in Durham:
Black (43.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (42.4%)
Hispanic (8.6%)
Other race (4.7%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Asian Indian (1.3%)
Chinese (1.1%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Races in Chapel Hill:
White Non-Hispanic (76.1%)
Black (11.4%)
Hispanic (3.2%)
Chinese (3.0%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Asian Indian (1.6%)
Other race (1.2%)
Korean (1.1%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Japanese (0.5%)
Races in Raleigh:
White Non-Hispanic (60.3%)
Black (27.8%)
Hispanic (7.0%)
Other race (3.2%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Chinese (0.7%)
Vietnamese (0.6%)
As PDXMom's posted stats confirm, Cary is probably the "whitest" city/town you could find in the Triangle (since your question specifically asked about diversity). However, that does not mean that you would experience animosity in Cary, since it is indeed comprised largely of newcomers from other areas and thus they will generally be an embracing group to other newcomers, no matter what their genetics.
Durham is technically the most "diverse" place in the area as far as "least concentration of any one race". But you may in fact fit in better in Cary. There are more factors in the equation than just race, so you may wish to check out several areas, not just Cary.
Durham is technically the most "diverse" place in the area as far as "least concentration of any one race". But you may in fact fit in better in Cary. There are more factors in the equation than just race, so you may wish to check out several areas, not just Cary.
Yes, each part of the triangle has its own socio-economic factors which IMO are much more important to take into consider than skin color. As the pps said, Cary is predominantly white, but I've never felt like there was any racist vibe when visiting there (I'm AA). From my observation, it seems like when I'm out and about, there is a nice mix of people from literally all over the world there. As an AA family, you'd be just one part of the rainbow of colors, religions, races, etc. living there.
As others have said, Cary is majority white but is mostly transplanted people, not locals. Your children will likely have classmates of all nationalities. My grandson goes to school there and has friends from many different backgrounds.
What's the composition of your current area and is it a good fit for you? Perhaps we can use this to tell you which area of Cary or the triangle mirrors what you currently have - if that's important to you.
I think you'd feel at home anywhere here. The locals and transplants seem to value diversity.
It does not get any more diverse than Durham baby .... just move here instead
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