Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Wallula Junction, WA

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

Wallula Junction, WA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Wallula Junction overall is hispanic, making up 58.0% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 38.5%. There are more hispanic people in the southwest areas of the city. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the east 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 Wallula Junction

 
Self-Identified Race
Wallula Junction, WA Population
White
38.5%
Hispanic
58.0%
Black
0.9%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.3%
Other
2.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Wallula Junction, WA

The map below shows diversity in Wallula Junction. 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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Wallula Junction Diversity Score

51.5

More diverse than 85% of US cities

Wallula Junction has a diversity score of 51.5: 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. Wallula Junction is much more diverse than other US cities, more diverse than 85% of them. Within Wallula Junction's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Wallula Junction, and the least diverse areas are in central Wallula Junction.

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.