South Middlesex Times

Of the 6,507 citizens living in Heathcote in 2019, 93.1 percent said they were only one race, while 6.9 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 asian.

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	2,244	34.5%
African American	558	8.6%
Asian	3,200	49.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	0.3%
Some Other Race	36	0.6%

Source: US Census Bureau