Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Silver City, Milwaukee, WI

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

Silver City, Milwaukee, WI map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Silver City overall is hispanic, making up 70.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 14.6%. There are more hispanic people in the central areas of the neighborhood. 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 Silver City

 
Self-Identified Race
Silver City, Milwaukee, WI Population
White
14.6%
Hispanic
70.5%
Black
9.0%
Asian
4.7%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Silver City, Milwaukee, WI

The map below shows diversity in Silver City. 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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Silver City Diversity Score

47.1

More diverse than 33% of US neighborhoods

Silver City has a diversity score of 47.1: 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. Silver City is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 33% of them. Within Silver City's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Silver City, and the least diverse areas are in central Silver City.

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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