Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Glendale Heights, IL

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

Glendale Heights, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Glendale Heights overall is white, making up 31.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 31.3%. There are more white people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the east 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 Glendale Heights

 
Self-Identified Race
Glendale Heights, IL Population
White
31.4%
Hispanic
31.3%
Black
8.4%
Asian
24.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Glendale Heights, IL

The map below shows diversity in Glendale Heights. 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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Glendale Heights Diversity Score

73.2

More diverse than 100% of US cities

Glendale Heights has a diversity score of 73.2: 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. Glendale Heights is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 100% of them. Within Glendale Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Glendale Heights, and the least diverse areas are in central Glendale Heights.

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.