Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Gove Street, Boston, MA

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

Gove Street, Boston, MA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Gove Street overall is hispanic, making up 49.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 35.6%. There are more hispanic people in the north areas of the neighborhood. 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 Gove Street

 
Self-Identified Race
Gove Street, Boston, MA Population
White
35.6%
Hispanic
49.2%
Black
3.0%
Asian
7.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Gove Street, Boston, MA

The map below shows diversity in Gove Street. 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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Gove Street Diversity Score

62.3

More diverse than 69% of US neighborhoods

Gove Street has a diversity score of 62.3: 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. Gove Street is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 69% of them. Within Gove Street's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Gove Street, and the least diverse areas are in north Gove Street.

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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