Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Archer Heights, Chicago, IL

The map below shows majority race by area in Archer Heights, 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 Archer Heights racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Archer Heights, Chicago, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Archer Heights overall is hispanic, making up 80.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 12.4%. There are more hispanic people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Archer Heights

 
Self-Identified Race
Archer Heights, Chicago, IL Population
White
12.4%
Hispanic
80.5%
Black
1.8%
Asian
5.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Archer Heights, Chicago, IL

The map below shows diversity in Archer Heights. 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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Archer Heights Diversity Score

33.4

More diverse than 16% of US neighborhoods

Archer Heights has a diversity score of 33.4: 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. Archer Heights is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 16% of them. Within Archer Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Archer Heights, and the least diverse areas are in central Archer Heights.

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.

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