Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in South East Lake, Birmingham, AL

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

South East Lake, Birmingham, AL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in South East Lake overall is black, making up 65.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 20.0%. There are more black people in the west areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 East Lake

 
Self-Identified Race
South East Lake, Birmingham, AL Population
White
20.0%
Hispanic
10.0%
Black
65.9%
Asian
0.6%
Native American
0.3%
Other
3.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for South East Lake, Birmingham, AL

The map below shows diversity in South East 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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South East Lake Diversity Score

51.4

More diverse than 42% of US neighborhoods

South East Lake has a diversity score of 51.4: 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 East Lake is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 42% of them. Within South East Lake's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest South East Lake, and the least diverse areas are in west South East 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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