Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Effort, PA

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

Effort, PA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Effort overall is white, making up 70.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 16.0%. There are more white people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the east 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 Effort

 
Self-Identified Race
Effort, PA Population
White
70.8%
Hispanic
16.0%
Black
7.1%
Asian
1.4%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Effort, PA

The map below shows diversity in Effort. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Effort Diversity Score

46.5

More diverse than 80% of US cities

Effort has a diversity score of 46.5: 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. Effort is more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 80% of them. Within Effort's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Effort, and the least diverse areas are in central Effort.

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.