Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Toa Alta, PR

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

Toa Alta, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Toa Alta overall is hispanic, making up 99.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 0.3%. There are more hispanic people in the central areas of the city. 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 Toa Alta

 
Self-Identified Race
Toa Alta, PR Population
White
0.3%
Hispanic
99.6%
Black
0.0%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.1%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Toa Alta, PR

The map below shows diversity in Toa Alta. 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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Toa Alta Diversity Score

0.8

More diverse than 1% of US cities

Toa Alta has a diversity score of 0.8: 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. Toa Alta is much less diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 1% of them. Within Toa Alta's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southeast Toa Alta, and the least diverse areas are in central Toa Alta.

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.