Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Mustang-Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX

The map below shows majority race by area in Mustang-Padre Island, 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 Mustang-Padre Island racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Mustang-Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Mustang-Padre Island overall is white, making up 72.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 22.3%. There are more white people in the east areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 Mustang-Padre Island

 
Self-Identified Race
Mustang-Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX Population
White
72.1%
Hispanic
22.3%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.9%
Native American
0.4%
Other
4.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Mustang-Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX

The map below shows diversity in Mustang-Padre Island. 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.

Mustang-Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Mustang-Padre Island Diversity Score

42.8

More diverse than 27% of US neighborhoods

Mustang-Padre Island has a diversity score of 42.8: 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. Mustang-Padre Island is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 27% of them. Within Mustang-Padre Island's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Mustang-Padre Island, and the least diverse areas are in east Mustang-Padre Island.

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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