Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Blanco Gardens, San Marcos, TX

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

Blanco Gardens, San Marcos, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Blanco Gardens overall is hispanic, making up 42.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 29.6%. 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 north 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 Blanco Gardens

 
Self-Identified Race
Blanco Gardens, San Marcos, TX Population
White
29.6%
Hispanic
42.1%
Black
3.6%
Asian
0.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
24.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Blanco Gardens, San Marcos, TX

The map below shows diversity in Blanco Gardens. 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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Blanco Gardens Diversity Score

67.4

More diverse than 84% of US neighborhoods

Blanco Gardens has a diversity score of 67.4: 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. Blanco Gardens is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 84% of them. Within Blanco Gardens's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Blanco Gardens, and the least diverse areas are in central Blanco Gardens.

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.