Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mill River, New Haven, CT

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

Mill River, New Haven, CT map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mill River overall is hispanic, making up 43.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 25.2%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 Mill River

 
Self-Identified Race
Mill River, New Haven, CT Population
White
25.2%
Hispanic
43.4%
Black
21.1%
Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.0%
Other
9.5%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mill River, New Haven, CT

The map below shows diversity in Mill River. 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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Mill River Diversity Score

69.5

More diverse than 89% of US neighborhoods

Mill River has a diversity score of 69.5: 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. Mill River is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 89% of them. Within Mill River's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Mill River, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Mill River.

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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