Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in El Rio, Oxnard, CA

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

El Rio, Oxnard, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in El Rio overall is hispanic, making up 90.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 9.1%. 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 central 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 Rio

 
Self-Identified Race
El Rio, Oxnard, CA Population
White
9.1%
Hispanic
90.0%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for El Rio, Oxnard, CA

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

18.2

More diverse than 5% of US neighborhoods

El Rio has a diversity score of 18.2: 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 Rio is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 5% of them. Within El Rio's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central El Rio, and the least diverse areas are in south El Rio.

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.