Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN

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

Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Pettit-Rudisill overall is black, making up 48.1% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 24.5%. There are more black people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 Pettit-Rudisill

 
Self-Identified Race
Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN Population
White
11.9%
Hispanic
24.5%
Black
48.1%
Asian
13.5%
Native American
0.0%
Other
2.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN

The map below shows diversity in Pettit-Rudisill. 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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Pettit-Rudisill Diversity Score

67.6

More diverse than 84% of US neighborhoods

Pettit-Rudisill has a diversity score of 67.6: 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. Pettit-Rudisill is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 84% of them. Within Pettit-Rudisill's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Pettit-Rudisill, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Pettit-Rudisill.

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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