Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Russian Hill, San Francisco, CA

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

Russian Hill, San Francisco, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Russian Hill overall is white, making up 59.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 18.4%. There are more white people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian 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 Russian Hill

 
Self-Identified Race
Russian Hill, San Francisco, CA Population
White
59.7%
Hispanic
11.2%
Black
2.6%
Asian
18.4%
Native American
0.3%
Other
7.9%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Russian Hill, San Francisco, CA

The map below shows diversity in Russian 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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Russian Hill Diversity Score

59.1

More diverse than 60% of US neighborhoods

Russian Hill has a diversity score of 59.1: 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. Russian Hill is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 60% of them. Within Russian Hill's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Russian Hill, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Russian 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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