Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN

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

Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Hillsboro West End overall is white, making up 82.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 5.8%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the north 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 Hillsboro West End

 
Self-Identified Race
Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN Population
White
82.5%
Hispanic
5.0%
Black
1.6%
Asian
5.8%
Native American
0.0%
Other
5.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN

The map below shows diversity in Hillsboro West End. 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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Hillsboro West End Diversity Score

31.0

More diverse than 14% of US neighborhoods

Hillsboro West End has a diversity score of 31.0: 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. Hillsboro West End is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 14% of them. Within Hillsboro West End's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Hillsboro West End, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Hillsboro West End.

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.