The map below shows majority race by area in The Heights, 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 The Heights racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.
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Majority race by area
The majority race in The Heights overall is hispanic, making up 35.5% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 28.7%. There are more hispanic people in the northeast 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 The Heights
Self-Identified Race |
The Heights, Jersey City, NJ Population |
|---|---|
White |
28.7% |
Hispanic |
35.5% |
Black |
5.6% |
Asian |
26.4% |
Native American |
0.1% |
Other |
3.7% |
Diversity and Diversity Scores for The Heights, Jersey City, NJ
The map below shows diversity in The Heights. 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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The Heights Diversity Score
71.7
More diverse than 94% of US neighborhoods
The Heights has a diversity score of 71.7: 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. The Heights is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 94% of them. Within The Heights's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is south The Heights, and the least diverse areas are in southeast The Heights.
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.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ: less diverse
- The Waterfront, Jersey City, NJ: less diverse
- Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ: less diverse
- McGinley Square, Jersey City, NJ: more diverse
- West Village, Manhattan, NY: less diverse
- Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ: less diverse
- Chelsea, Manhattan, NY: less diverse
- Soho, Manhattan, NY: less diverse
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY: less diverse
- Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY: less diverse
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- Greenville, Jersey City, NJ: more diverse
- Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL: less diverse
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