Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Downtown South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA

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

Downtown South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Downtown South San Francisco overall is hispanic, making up 70.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 21.7%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 South San Francisco

 
Self-Identified Race
Downtown South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA Population
White
6.0%
Hispanic
70.0%
Black
1.3%
Asian
21.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Downtown South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA

The map below shows diversity in Downtown South San Francisco. 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.

Downtown South San Francisco, South San Francisco, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Downtown South San Francisco Diversity Score

45.9

More diverse than 32% of US neighborhoods

Downtown South San Francisco has a diversity score of 45.9: 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 South San Francisco is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 32% of them. Within Downtown South San Francisco's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Downtown South San Francisco, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Downtown South San Francisco.

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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