Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mechanicsville, CT

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

Mechanicsville, CT map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mechanicsville overall is white, making up 84.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 9.0%. There are more white people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the central 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 Mechanicsville

 
Self-Identified Race
Mechanicsville, CT Population
White
84.0%
Hispanic
9.0%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
6.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mechanicsville, CT

The map below shows diversity in Mechanicsville. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Mechanicsville Diversity Score

28.1

More diverse than 59% of US cities

Mechanicsville has a diversity score of 28.1: 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. Mechanicsville is about average for diversity versus other US cities, more diverse than 59% of them. Within Mechanicsville's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is central Mechanicsville, and the least diverse areas are in central Mechanicsville.

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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