Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Ponderosa Heights, NM

The map below shows majority race by area in Ponderosa 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 Ponderosa Heights racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Ponderosa Heights, NM map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Ponderosa Heights overall is native american, making up 62.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 22.3%. There are more native american people in the south areas of the city. People who identify as white 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 Ponderosa Heights

 
Self-Identified Race
Ponderosa Heights, NM Population
White
22.3%
Hispanic
14.4%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
62.6%
Other
0.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Ponderosa Heights, NM

The map below shows diversity in Ponderosa 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Ponderosa Heights Diversity Score

53.7

More diverse than 88% of US cities

Ponderosa Heights has a diversity score of 53.7: 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. Ponderosa Heights is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 88% of them. Within Ponderosa Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Ponderosa Heights, and the least diverse areas are in south Ponderosa 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.