Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Franklin Park, IL

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

Franklin Park, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Franklin Park overall is hispanic, making up 59.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 35.3%. There are more hispanic people in the west areas of the city. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Franklin Park

 
Self-Identified Race
Franklin Park, IL Population
White
35.3%
Hispanic
59.5%
Black
0.6%
Asian
2.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Franklin Park, IL

The map below shows diversity in Franklin Park. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Franklin Park Diversity Score

52.0

More diverse than 86% of US cities

Franklin Park has a diversity score of 52.0: 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. Franklin Park is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 86% of them. Within Franklin Park's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Franklin Park, and the least diverse areas are in west Franklin Park.

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.