Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in East San Diego, San Diego, CA

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

East San Diego, San Diego, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in East San Diego overall is hispanic, making up 48.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 20.5%. There are more hispanic people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 San Diego

 
Self-Identified Race
East San Diego, San Diego, CA Population
White
20.5%
Hispanic
48.9%
Black
13.1%
Asian
14.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for East San Diego, San Diego, CA

The map below shows diversity in East San Diego. 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 San Diego Diversity Score

68.1

More diverse than 86% of US neighborhoods

East San Diego has a diversity score of 68.1: 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 San Diego is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 86% of them. Within East San Diego's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north East San Diego, and the least diverse areas are in west East San Diego.

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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