Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Memorial Heights, San Antonio, TX

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

Memorial Heights, San Antonio, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Memorial Heights overall is hispanic, making up 93.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 5.4%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Memorial Heights

 
Self-Identified Race
Memorial Heights, San Antonio, TX Population
White
5.4%
Hispanic
93.9%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Memorial Heights, San Antonio, TX

The map below shows diversity in Memorial Heights. 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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Memorial Heights Diversity Score

11.5

More diverse than 2% of US neighborhoods

Memorial Heights has a diversity score of 11.5: 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. Memorial Heights is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 2% of them. Within Memorial Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Memorial Heights, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Memorial Heights.

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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