Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Spring Valley, AZ

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

Spring Valley, AZ map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Spring Valley overall is white, making up 61.8% of residents. The next most-common racial group is other at 22.3%. There are more white people in the northwest areas of the city. People who identify as other are most likely to be living in the south 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 Spring Valley

 
Self-Identified Race
Spring Valley, AZ Population
White
61.8%
Hispanic
15.3%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.4%
Native American
0.2%
Other
22.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Spring Valley, AZ

The map below shows diversity in Spring Valley. 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 city would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Spring Valley Diversity Score

54.5

More diverse than 89% of US cities

Spring Valley has a diversity score of 54.5: 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. Spring Valley is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 89% of them. Within Spring Valley's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Spring Valley, and the least diverse areas are in northwest Spring Valley.

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.