Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Rio Hondo, TX

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

Rio Hondo, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Rio Hondo overall is hispanic, making up 82.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 15.8%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest areas of the city. People who identify as white 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 Rio Hondo

 
Self-Identified Race
Rio Hondo, TX Population
White
15.8%
Hispanic
82.8%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.2%
Native American
0.2%
Other
1.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Rio Hondo, TX

The map below shows diversity in Rio Hondo. 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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Rio Hondo Diversity Score

28.9

More diverse than 60% of US cities

Rio Hondo has a diversity score of 28.9: 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. Rio Hondo is more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 60% of them. Within Rio Hondo's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast Rio Hondo, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Rio Hondo.

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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