Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ

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

Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway overall is hispanic, making up 54.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 27.7%. There are more hispanic people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black 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 Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway

 
Self-Identified Race
Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ Population
White
13.0%
Hispanic
54.2%
Black
27.7%
Asian
1.4%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ

The map below shows diversity in Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway. 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-Lower Broadway Diversity Score

61.1

More diverse than 65% of US neighborhoods

Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway has a diversity score of 61.1: 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. Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 65% of them. Within Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, and the least diverse areas are in west Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway.

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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