Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in El Camino, South San Francisco, CA

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

El Camino, South San Francisco, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in El Camino overall is asian, making up 34.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 29.8%. There are more asian people in the south areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 El Camino

 
Self-Identified Race
El Camino, South San Francisco, CA Population
White
28.6%
Hispanic
29.8%
Black
1.3%
Asian
34.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
6.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for El Camino, South San Francisco, CA

The map below shows diversity in El Camino. 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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El Camino Diversity Score

71.0

More diverse than 92% of US neighborhoods

El Camino has a diversity score of 71.0: 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. El Camino is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 92% of them. Within El Camino's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central El Camino, and the least diverse areas are in south El Camino.

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.