Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Five Points, Great Lakes, IL

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

Five Points, Great Lakes, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Five Points overall is white, making up 36.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 29.0%. There are more white people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Five Points

 
Self-Identified Race
Five Points, Great Lakes, IL Population
White
36.7%
Hispanic
29.0%
Black
19.3%
Asian
8.8%
Native American
1.0%
Other
5.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Five Points, Great Lakes, IL

The map below shows diversity in Five Points. 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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Five Points Diversity Score

73.3

More diverse than 97% of US neighborhoods

Five Points has a diversity score of 73.3: 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. Five Points is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 97% of them. Within Five Points's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Five Points, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Five Points.

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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