Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI

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

Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Downtown Madison Heights overall is white, making up 89.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 4.7%. There are more white people in the east areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Madison Heights

 
Self-Identified Race
Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI Population
White
89.8%
Hispanic
4.7%
Black
1.1%
Asian
1.0%
Native American
0.1%
Other
3.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI

The map below shows diversity in Downtown Madison Heights. 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 Madison Heights Diversity Score

19.1

More diverse than 5% of US neighborhoods

Downtown Madison Heights has a diversity score of 19.1: 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. Downtown Madison Heights is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 5% of them. Within Downtown Madison Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Downtown Madison Heights, and the least diverse areas are in east Downtown Madison Heights.

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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