Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Airline, Houston, TX

The map below shows majority race by area in Airline, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Airline racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Airline, Houston, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Airline overall is hispanic, making up 90.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 6.8%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the central places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Airline

 
Self-Identified Race
Airline, Houston, TX Population
White
6.8%
Hispanic
90.5%
Black
2.1%
Asian
0.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Airline, Houston, TX

The map below shows diversity in Airline. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the neighborhood would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Airline Diversity Score

17.6

More diverse than 4% of US neighborhoods

Airline has a diversity score of 17.6: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Airline is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 4% of them. Within Airline's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Airline, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Airline.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.