Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Las Tierras, El Paso, TX

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

Las Tierras, El Paso, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Las Tierras overall is hispanic, making up 86.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 9.5%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white 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 Las Tierras

 
Self-Identified Race
Las Tierras, El Paso, TX Population
White
9.5%
Hispanic
86.8%
Black
1.1%
Asian
1.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Las Tierras, El Paso, TX

The map below shows diversity in Las Tierras. 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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Las Tierras Diversity Score

23.8

More diverse than 8% of US neighborhoods

Las Tierras has a diversity score of 23.8: 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. Las Tierras is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 8% of them. Within Las Tierras's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Las Tierras, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Las Tierras.

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.