Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL

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

Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Italian Bowery overall is black, making up 93.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 5.8%. 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 northwest 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 Italian Bowery

 
Self-Identified Race
Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL Population
White
0.1%
Hispanic
5.8%
Black
93.2%
Asian
0.6%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL

The map below shows diversity in Italian Bowery. 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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Italian Bowery Diversity Score

12.8

More diverse than 3% of US neighborhoods

Italian Bowery has a diversity score of 12.8: 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. Italian Bowery is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 3% of them. Within Italian Bowery's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Italian Bowery, and the least diverse areas are in east Italian Bowery.

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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