Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Greater Eastside, St. Paul, MN

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

Greater Eastside, St. Paul, MN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Greater Eastside overall is asian, making up 36.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 30.4%. There are more asian people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Greater Eastside

 
Self-Identified Race
Greater Eastside, St. Paul, MN Population
White
30.4%
Hispanic
14.8%
Black
8.8%
Asian
36.6%
Native American
0.7%
Other
8.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Greater Eastside, St. Paul, MN

The map below shows diversity in Greater Eastside. 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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Greater Eastside Diversity Score

73.6

More diverse than 97% of US neighborhoods

Greater Eastside has a diversity score of 73.6: 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. Greater Eastside is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 97% of them. Within Greater Eastside's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Greater Eastside, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Greater Eastside.

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.