Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in East Side, Chicago, IL

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

East Side, Chicago, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in East Side overall is hispanic, making up 82.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 13.7%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 Side

 
Self-Identified Race
East Side, Chicago, IL Population
White
13.7%
Hispanic
82.6%
Black
2.7%
Asian
0.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for East Side, Chicago, IL

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

29.8

More diverse than 13% of US neighborhoods

East Side has a diversity score of 29.8: 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 Side is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 13% of them. Within East Side's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east East Side, and the least diverse areas are in south East Side.

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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