Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mark Twain, St. Louis, MO

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

Mark Twain, St. Louis, MO map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mark Twain overall is black, making up 85.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 7.6%. There are more black people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the west 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 Mark Twain

 
Self-Identified Race
Mark Twain, St. Louis, MO Population
White
7.6%
Hispanic
3.3%
Black
85.7%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.9%
Other
2.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mark Twain, St. Louis, MO

The map below shows diversity in Mark Twain. 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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Mark Twain Diversity Score

25.8

More diverse than 9% of US neighborhoods

Mark Twain has a diversity score of 25.8: 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. Mark Twain is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 9% of them. Within Mark Twain's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Mark Twain, and the least diverse areas are in central Mark Twain.

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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