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

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

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

The majority race in Southwest overall is hispanic, making up 90.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 4.2%. There are more hispanic people in the south 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 Southwest

 
Self-Identified Race
Southwest, San Antonio, TX Population
White
4.2%
Hispanic
90.9%
Black
3.3%
Asian
0.3%
Native American
0.0%
Other
1.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Southwest, San Antonio, TX

The map below shows diversity in 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.

Southwest, San Antonio, TX map of race and ethnicity
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Southwest Diversity Score

17.1

More diverse than 4% of US neighborhoods

Southwest has a diversity score of 17.1: 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 is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 4% of them. Within Southwest's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is west Southwest, and the least diverse areas are in 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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