The map below shows majority race by area in Mountain Mesa, 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 Mountain Mesa racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.
The majority race in Mountain Mesa overall is white, making up 81.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 14.7%. There are more white people in the central areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the central 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 Mountain Mesa
Self-Identified Race |
Mountain Mesa, CA Population |
|---|---|
White |
81.2% |
Hispanic |
14.7% |
Black |
1.7% |
Asian |
0.4% |
Native American |
0.6% |
Other |
1.4% |
Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mountain Mesa, CA
The map below shows diversity in Mountain Mesa. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.
Mountain Mesa Diversity Score
31.9
More diverse than 64% of US cities
Mountain Mesa has a diversity score of 31.9: 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. Mountain Mesa is more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 64% of them. Within Mountain Mesa's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Mountain Mesa, and the least diverse areas are in central Mountain Mesa.
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.