Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in San Mateo, San Juan, PR

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

San Mateo, San Juan, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in San Mateo overall is hispanic, making up 96.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 3.0%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Mateo

 
Self-Identified Race
San Mateo, San Juan, PR Population
White
3.0%
Hispanic
96.3%
Black
0.5%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for San Mateo, San Juan, PR

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

7.1

More diverse than 1% of US neighborhoods

San Mateo has a diversity score of 7.1: 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. San Mateo is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 1% of them. Within San Mateo's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest San Mateo, and the least diverse areas are in southwest San Mateo.

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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