Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in East Little York-Homestead, Houston, TX

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

East Little York-Homestead, Houston, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in East Little York-Homestead overall is black, making up 50.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 47.0%. There are more black people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 East Little York-Homestead

 
Self-Identified Race
East Little York-Homestead, Houston, TX Population
White
0.6%
Hispanic
47.0%
Black
50.2%
Asian
0.6%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for East Little York-Homestead, Houston, TX

The map below shows diversity in East Little York-Homestead. 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 Little York-Homestead Diversity Score

52.7

More diverse than 44% of US neighborhoods

East Little York-Homestead has a diversity score of 52.7: 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. East Little York-Homestead is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 44% of them. Within East Little York-Homestead's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central East Little York-Homestead, and the least diverse areas are in west East Little York-Homestead.

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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