Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Sheldon Charter Oak, Hartford, CT

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

Sheldon Charter Oak, Hartford, CT map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Sheldon Charter Oak overall is hispanic, making up 36.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is black at 29.3%. There are more hispanic people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as black are most likely to be living in the central 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 Sheldon Charter Oak

 
Self-Identified Race
Sheldon Charter Oak, Hartford, CT Population
White
13.8%
Hispanic
36.7%
Black
29.3%
Asian
14.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
6.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Sheldon Charter Oak, Hartford, CT

The map below shows diversity in Sheldon Charter Oak. 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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Sheldon Charter Oak Diversity Score

73.7

More diverse than 97% of US neighborhoods

Sheldon Charter Oak has a diversity score of 73.7: 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. Sheldon Charter Oak is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 97% of them. Within Sheldon Charter Oak's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Sheldon Charter Oak, and the least diverse areas are in central Sheldon Charter Oak.

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.