Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in South Broad Street, Newark, NJ

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

South Broad Street, Newark, NJ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in South Broad Street overall is black, making up 48.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 32.5%. There are more black people in the northwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic 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 South Broad Street

 
Self-Identified Race
South Broad Street, Newark, NJ Population
White
9.0%
Hispanic
32.5%
Black
48.9%
Asian
3.6%
Native American
0.1%
Other
6.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for South Broad Street, Newark, NJ

The map below shows diversity in South Broad Street. 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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South Broad Street Diversity Score

64.3

More diverse than 75% of US neighborhoods

South Broad Street has a diversity score of 64.3: 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. South Broad Street is more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 75% of them. Within South Broad Street's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east South Broad Street, and the least diverse areas are in northwest South Broad Street.

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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