Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Eastside Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

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

Eastside Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Eastside Santa Barbara overall is hispanic, making up 58.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 27.3%. There are more hispanic people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the north 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 Eastside Santa Barbara

 
Self-Identified Race
Eastside Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Population
White
27.3%
Hispanic
58.6%
Black
1.4%
Asian
10.8%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Eastside Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

The map below shows diversity in Eastside Santa Barbara. 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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Eastside Santa Barbara Diversity Score

56.9

More diverse than 54% of US neighborhoods

Eastside Santa Barbara has a diversity score of 56.9: 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. Eastside Santa Barbara is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 54% of them. Within Eastside Santa Barbara's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Eastside Santa Barbara, and the least diverse areas are in south Eastside Santa Barbara.

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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