Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL

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

Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mount Greenwood overall is white, making up 80.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 11.0%. There are more white people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the east 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 Mount Greenwood

 
Self-Identified Race
Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL Population
White
80.0%
Hispanic
11.0%
Black
4.4%
Asian
0.6%
Native American
0.0%
Other
4.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL

The map below shows diversity in Mount Greenwood. 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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Mount Greenwood Diversity Score

34.5

More diverse than 17% of US neighborhoods

Mount Greenwood has a diversity score of 34.5: 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. Mount Greenwood is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 17% of them. Within Mount Greenwood's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Mount Greenwood, and the least diverse areas are in central Mount Greenwood.

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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