Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Greenville, Jersey City, NJ

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

Greenville, Jersey City, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Greenville overall is black, making up 36.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 33.1%. There are more black people in the east 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 Greenville

 
Self-Identified Race
Greenville, Jersey City, NJ Population
White
11.1%
Hispanic
33.1%
Black
36.7%
Asian
14.1%
Native American
0.2%
Other
4.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Greenville, Jersey City, NJ

The map below shows diversity in Greenville. 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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Greenville Diversity Score

72.1

More diverse than 94% of US neighborhoods

Greenville has a diversity score of 72.1: 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. Greenville is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 94% of them. Within Greenville's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Greenville, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Greenville.

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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