Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Silver Lake, Providence, RI

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

Silver Lake, Providence, RI map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Silver Lake overall is hispanic, making up 72.7% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 13.2%. There are more hispanic people in the north areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the west 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 Lake

 
Self-Identified Race
Silver Lake, Providence, RI Population
White
13.2%
Hispanic
72.7%
Black
7.6%
Asian
3.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Silver Lake, Providence, RI

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

44.6

More diverse than 30% of US neighborhoods

Silver Lake has a diversity score of 44.6: 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 Lake is less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 30% of them. Within Silver Lake's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Silver Lake, and the least diverse areas are in north Silver Lake.

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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