Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Eight Mile Wyoming, Detroit, MI

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

Eight Mile Wyoming, Detroit, MI map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Eight Mile Wyoming overall is black, making up 92.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is other at 4.4%. There are more black people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as other 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 Eight Mile Wyoming

 
Self-Identified Race
Eight Mile Wyoming, Detroit, MI Population
White
2.1%
Hispanic
0.6%
Black
92.7%
Asian
0.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Eight Mile Wyoming, Detroit, MI

The map below shows diversity in Eight Mile Wyoming. 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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Eight Mile Wyoming Diversity Score

13.8

More diverse than 3% of US neighborhoods

Eight Mile Wyoming has a diversity score of 13.8: 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. Eight Mile Wyoming is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 3% of them. Within Eight Mile Wyoming's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Eight Mile Wyoming, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Eight Mile Wyoming.

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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