Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in San Buenaventura, CA

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

San Buenaventura, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in San Buenaventura overall is hispanic, making up 60.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 30.9%. There are more hispanic people in the north areas of the city. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the south 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 San Buenaventura

 
Self-Identified Race
San Buenaventura, CA Population
White
30.9%
Hispanic
60.2%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.1%
Native American
0.1%
Other
8.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for San Buenaventura, CA

The map below shows diversity in San Buenaventura. 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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San Buenaventura Diversity Score

53.4

More diverse than 88% of US cities

San Buenaventura has a diversity score of 53.4: 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. San Buenaventura is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 88% of them. Within San Buenaventura's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north San Buenaventura, and the least diverse areas are in south San Buenaventura.

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.