Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, CO

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

East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, CO map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park overall is white, making up 57.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 16.3%. There are more white people in the east areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black 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 Ridge-Ptarmigan Park

 
Self-Identified Race
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, CO Population
White
57.8%
Hispanic
15.8%
Black
16.3%
Asian
8.6%
Native American
0.2%
Other
1.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, CO

The map below shows diversity in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park. 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.

East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, CO map of race and ethnicity
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East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park Diversity Score

60.7

More diverse than 64% of US neighborhoods

East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park has a diversity score of 60.7: 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 Ridge-Ptarmigan Park is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 64% of them. Within East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, and the least diverse areas are in east East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park.

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.