Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mar Lee, Denver, CO

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

Mar Lee, Denver, CO map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mar Lee overall is hispanic, making up 62.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 25.7%. There are more hispanic people in the northwest 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 Mar Lee

 
Self-Identified Race
Mar Lee, Denver, CO Population
White
25.7%
Hispanic
62.6%
Black
0.4%
Asian
5.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
5.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mar Lee, Denver, CO

The map below shows diversity in Mar Lee. 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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Mar Lee Diversity Score

53.6

More diverse than 46% of US neighborhoods

Mar Lee has a diversity score of 53.6: 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. Mar Lee is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 46% of them. Within Mar Lee's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Mar Lee, and the least diverse areas are in south Mar Lee.

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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