Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Brighton Park, Chicago, IL

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

Brighton Park, Chicago, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Brighton Park overall is hispanic, making up 79.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 10.4%. There are more hispanic people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Brighton Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Brighton Park, Chicago, IL Population
White
7.2%
Hispanic
79.6%
Black
2.0%
Asian
10.4%
Native American
0.2%
Other
0.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Brighton Park, Chicago, IL

The map below shows diversity in Brighton Park. 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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Brighton Park Diversity Score

34.9

More diverse than 17% of US neighborhoods

Brighton Park has a diversity score of 34.9: 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. Brighton Park is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 17% of them. Within Brighton Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Brighton Park, and the least diverse areas are in south Brighton Park.

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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