Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, OR

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

Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, OR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Gresham-Kelly Creek overall is white, making up 70.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 12.3%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the west 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 Gresham-Kelly Creek

 
Self-Identified Race
Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, OR Population
White
70.3%
Hispanic
12.3%
Black
0.5%
Asian
10.0%
Native American
0.6%
Other
6.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Gresham-Kelly Creek, Gresham, OR

The map below shows diversity in Gresham-Kelly Creek. 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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Gresham-Kelly Creek Diversity Score

47.6

More diverse than 34% of US neighborhoods

Gresham-Kelly Creek has a diversity score of 47.6: 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. Gresham-Kelly Creek is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 34% of them. Within Gresham-Kelly Creek's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Gresham-Kelly Creek, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Gresham-Kelly Creek.

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.