Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA

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

Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Central Lawrenceville overall is white, making up 83.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 5.2%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the west 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 Central Lawrenceville

 
Self-Identified Race
Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA Population
White
83.0%
Hispanic
4.9%
Black
5.2%
Asian
2.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA

The map below shows diversity in Central Lawrenceville. 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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Central Lawrenceville Diversity Score

30.4

More diverse than 13% of US neighborhoods

Central Lawrenceville has a diversity score of 30.4: 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. Central Lawrenceville is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 13% of them. Within Central Lawrenceville's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Central Lawrenceville, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Central Lawrenceville.

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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