Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Villa del Carmen, Ponce, PR

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

Villa del Carmen, Ponce, PR map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Villa del Carmen overall is hispanic, making up 99.3% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 0.4%. 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 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 Villa del Carmen

 
Self-Identified Race
Villa del Carmen, Ponce, PR Population
White
0.4%
Hispanic
99.3%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Villa del Carmen, Ponce, PR

The map below shows diversity in Villa del Carmen. 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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Villa del Carmen Diversity Score

1.3

More diverse than 1% of US neighborhoods

Villa del Carmen has a diversity score of 1.3: 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. Villa del Carmen is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 1% of them. Within Villa del Carmen's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Villa del Carmen, and the least diverse areas are in central Villa del Carmen.

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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