Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mapleton-Fall Creek, Indianapolis, IN

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

Mapleton-Fall Creek, Indianapolis, IN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mapleton-Fall Creek overall is white, making up 43.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 38.4%. There are more white people in the northeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black 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 Mapleton-Fall Creek

 
Self-Identified Race
Mapleton-Fall Creek, Indianapolis, IN Population
White
43.2%
Hispanic
6.7%
Black
38.4%
Asian
2.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
9.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mapleton-Fall Creek, Indianapolis, IN

The map below shows diversity in Mapleton-Fall 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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Mapleton-Fall Creek Diversity Score

65.3

More diverse than 77% of US neighborhoods

Mapleton-Fall Creek has a diversity score of 65.3: 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. Mapleton-Fall Creek is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 77% of them. Within Mapleton-Fall Creek's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Mapleton-Fall Creek, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Mapleton-Fall 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.

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