Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI

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

Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Southwest Detroit overall is hispanic, making up 79.9% 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 southeast 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 Southwest Detroit

 
Self-Identified Race
Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI Population
White
14.6%
Hispanic
79.9%
Black
3.7%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.1%
Other
1.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI

The map below shows diversity in Southwest Detroit. 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.

Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI map of race and ethnicity
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Southwest Detroit Diversity Score

33.9

More diverse than 16% of US neighborhoods

Southwest Detroit has a diversity score of 33.9: 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. Southwest Detroit is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 16% of them. Within Southwest Detroit's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Southwest Detroit, and the least diverse areas are in central Southwest Detroit.

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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