Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in East Congress, Austin, TX

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

East Congress, Austin, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in East Congress overall is white, making up 55.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 35.1%. There are more white people in the central 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 East Congress

 
Self-Identified Race
East Congress, Austin, TX Population
White
55.3%
Hispanic
35.1%
Black
4.3%
Asian
3.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for East Congress, Austin, TX

The map below shows diversity in East Congress. 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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East Congress Diversity Score

56.8

More diverse than 54% of US neighborhoods

East Congress has a diversity score of 56.8: 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. East Congress is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 54% of them. Within East Congress's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west East Congress, and the least diverse areas are in central East Congress.

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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