Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in El Paso Lower Valley, El Paso, TX

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

El Paso Lower Valley, El Paso, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in El Paso Lower Valley overall is hispanic, making up 94.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 2.8%. There are more hispanic people in the east areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the south 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 Paso Lower Valley

 
Self-Identified Race
El Paso Lower Valley, El Paso, TX Population
White
2.8%
Hispanic
94.9%
Black
1.8%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.6%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for El Paso Lower Valley, El Paso, TX

The map below shows diversity in El Paso Lower Valley. 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 Paso Lower Valley Diversity Score

9.8

More diverse than 2% of US neighborhoods

El Paso Lower Valley has a diversity score of 9.8: 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. El Paso Lower Valley is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 2% of them. Within El Paso Lower Valley's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest El Paso Lower Valley, and the least diverse areas are in east El Paso Lower Valley.

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.