Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in City Heights East, San Diego, CA

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

City Heights East, San Diego, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in City Heights East overall is hispanic, making up 51.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 22.1%. There are more hispanic people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 City Heights East

 
Self-Identified Race
City Heights East, San Diego, CA Population
White
11.1%
Hispanic
51.4%
Black
10.3%
Asian
22.1%
Native American
0.2%
Other
4.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for City Heights East, San Diego, CA

The map below shows diversity in City Heights East. 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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City Heights East Diversity Score

66.1

More diverse than 80% of US neighborhoods

City Heights East has a diversity score of 66.1: 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. City Heights East is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 80% of them. Within City Heights East's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east City Heights East, and the least diverse areas are in west City Heights East.

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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