Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Grand Center, St. Louis, MO

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

Grand Center, St. Louis, MO map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Grand Center overall is black, making up 55.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 37.9%. There are more black people in the northeast 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 Grand Center

 
Self-Identified Race
Grand Center, St. Louis, MO Population
White
37.9%
Hispanic
2.2%
Black
55.7%
Asian
2.2%
Native American
0.1%
Other
1.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Grand Center, St. Louis, MO

The map below shows diversity in Grand Center. 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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Grand Center Diversity Score

54.4

More diverse than 48% of US neighborhoods

Grand Center has a diversity score of 54.4: 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. Grand Center is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 48% of them. Within Grand Center's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Grand Center, and the least diverse areas are in northeast Grand Center.

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.