Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Downtown New Haven, New Haven, CT

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

Downtown New Haven, New Haven, CT map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Downtown New Haven overall is white, making up 48.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 17.8%. There are more white people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian 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 Downtown New Haven

 
Self-Identified Race
Downtown New Haven, New Haven, CT Population
White
48.6%
Hispanic
10.7%
Black
13.3%
Asian
17.8%
Native American
0.2%
Other
9.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Downtown New Haven, New Haven, CT

The map below shows diversity in Downtown New Haven. 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 New Haven Diversity Score

69.4

More diverse than 88% of US neighborhoods

Downtown New Haven has a diversity score of 69.4: 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. Downtown New Haven is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 88% of them. Within Downtown New Haven's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Downtown New Haven, and the least diverse areas are in west Downtown New Haven.

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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