Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Forest Park Southeast, St. Louis, MO

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

Forest Park Southeast, St. Louis, MO map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Forest Park Southeast overall is white, making up 52.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 23.4%. There are more white people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the west 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 Forest Park Southeast

 
Self-Identified Race
Forest Park Southeast, St. Louis, MO Population
White
52.9%
Hispanic
7.9%
Black
23.4%
Asian
7.9%
Native American
0.2%
Other
7.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Forest Park Southeast, St. Louis, MO

The map below shows diversity in Forest Park Southeast. 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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Forest Park Southeast Diversity Score

64.7

More diverse than 76% of US neighborhoods

Forest Park Southeast has a diversity score of 64.7: 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. Forest Park Southeast is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 76% of them. Within Forest Park Southeast's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Forest Park Southeast, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Forest Park Southeast.

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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