Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in South Southwest, San Antonio, TX

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

South Southwest, San Antonio, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in South Southwest overall is hispanic, making up 91.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 6.5%. There are more hispanic people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the northwest 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 Southwest

 
Self-Identified Race
South Southwest, San Antonio, TX Population
White
6.5%
Hispanic
91.0%
Black
1.2%
Asian
0.1%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.2%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for South Southwest, San Antonio, TX

The map below shows diversity in South Southwest. 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 Southwest Diversity Score

16.7

More diverse than 4% of US neighborhoods

South Southwest has a diversity score of 16.7: 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. South Southwest is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 4% of them. Within South Southwest's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest South Southwest, and the least diverse areas are in southeast South Southwest.

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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