The map below shows majority race by area in Pacific Heights, 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 Pacific Heights racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.
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Majority race by area
The majority race in Pacific Heights overall is white, making up 65.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 17.3%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Pacific Heights
Self-Identified Race |
Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA Population |
|---|---|
White |
65.2% |
Hispanic |
9.2% |
Black |
1.6% |
Asian |
17.3% |
Native American |
0.0% |
Other |
6.6% |
Diversity and Diversity Scores for Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA
The map below shows diversity in Pacific Heights. 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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Pacific Heights Diversity Score
53.2
More diverse than 46% of US neighborhoods
Pacific Heights has a diversity score of 53.2: 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. Pacific Heights is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 46% of them. Within Pacific Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest Pacific Heights, and the least diverse areas are in south Pacific Heights.
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.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cow Hollow, San Francisco, CA: less diverse
- Marina-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA: less diverse
- Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA: more diverse
- Western Addition, San Francisco, CA: more diverse
- Russian Hill, San Francisco, CA: more diverse
- Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, CA: more diverse
- Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA: more diverse
- Union Square, San Francisco, CA: more diverse
- Chinatown-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA: less diverse
- Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA: more diverse
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