Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Pill Hill, Oakland, CA

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

Pill Hill, Oakland, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Pill Hill overall is black, making up 35.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 32.3%. There are more black people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southeast 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 Pill Hill

 
Self-Identified Race
Pill Hill, Oakland, CA Population
White
32.3%
Hispanic
8.2%
Black
35.7%
Asian
18.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
5.6%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Pill Hill, Oakland, CA

The map below shows diversity in Pill Hill. 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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Pill Hill Diversity Score

72.5

More diverse than 95% of US neighborhoods

Pill Hill has a diversity score of 72.5: 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. Pill Hill is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 95% of them. Within Pill Hill's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south Pill Hill, and the least diverse areas are in central Pill Hill.

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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