Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Great Kills, Staten Island, NY

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

Great Kills, Staten Island, NY map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Great Kills overall is white, making up 75.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 13.0%. There are more white people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Great Kills

 
Self-Identified Race
Great Kills, Staten Island, NY Population
White
75.1%
Hispanic
13.0%
Black
0.2%
Asian
8.4%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Great Kills, Staten Island, NY

The map below shows diversity in Great Kills. 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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Great Kills Diversity Score

41.1

More diverse than 25% of US neighborhoods

Great Kills has a diversity score of 41.1: 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. Great Kills is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 25% of them. Within Great Kills's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Great Kills, and the least diverse areas are in west Great Kills.

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.