Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, TX

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

Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Downtown Brownsville overall is hispanic, making up 95.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 2.9%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 Downtown Brownsville

 
Self-Identified Race
Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, TX Population
White
2.9%
Hispanic
95.0%
Black
1.0%
Asian
0.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Downtown Brownsville, Brownsville, TX

The map below shows diversity in Downtown Brownsville. 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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Downtown Brownsville Diversity Score

9.7

More diverse than 2% of US neighborhoods

Downtown Brownsville has a diversity score of 9.7: 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. Downtown Brownsville is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 2% of them. Within Downtown Brownsville's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Downtown Brownsville, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Downtown Brownsville.

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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