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

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

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

The majority race in East San Jose overall is hispanic, making up 52.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 36.8%. 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 southeast 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 Jose

 
Self-Identified Race
East San Jose, San Jose, CA Population
White
5.3%
Hispanic
52.5%
Black
2.3%
Asian
36.8%
Native American
0.4%
Other
2.7%
   

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

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

58.5

More diverse than 58% of US neighborhoods

East San Jose has a diversity score of 58.5: 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 Jose is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 58% of them. Within East San Jose's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast East San Jose, and the least diverse areas are in northwest East San Jose.

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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