Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Chaffee Park, Denver, CO

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

Chaffee Park, Denver, CO map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Chaffee Park overall is white, making up 50.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 43.1%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the east 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 Chaffee Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Chaffee Park, Denver, CO Population
White
50.9%
Hispanic
43.1%
Black
2.7%
Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.2%
Other
2.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Chaffee Park, Denver, CO

The map below shows diversity in Chaffee 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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Chaffee Park Diversity Score

55.4

More diverse than 50% of US neighborhoods

Chaffee Park has a diversity score of 55.4: 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. Chaffee Park is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 50% of them. Within Chaffee Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Chaffee Park, and the least diverse areas are in east Chaffee 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.