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

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

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

The majority race in Mount Pleasant overall is hispanic, making up 57.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 28.0%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the north 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 Pleasant

 
Self-Identified Race
Mount Pleasant, Chicago, IL Population
White
8.8%
Hispanic
57.7%
Black
2.7%
Asian
28.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.8%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mount Pleasant, Chicago, IL

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

57.9

More diverse than 57% of US neighborhoods

Mount Pleasant has a diversity score of 57.9: 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 Pleasant is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 57% of them. Within Mount Pleasant's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Mount Pleasant, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Mount Pleasant.

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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