Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in West Lawn, Chicago, IL

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

West Lawn, Chicago, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in West Lawn overall is hispanic, making up 87.9% of residents. The next most-common racial group is white at 9.0%. There are more hispanic people in the east areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as white are most likely to be living in the southwest 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 West Lawn

 
Self-Identified Race
West Lawn, Chicago, IL Population
White
9.0%
Hispanic
87.9%
Black
1.6%
Asian
1.2%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.3%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for West Lawn, Chicago, IL

The map below shows diversity in West Lawn. 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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West Lawn Diversity Score

21.9

More diverse than 7% of US neighborhoods

West Lawn has a diversity score of 21.9: 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. West Lawn is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 7% of them. Within West Lawn's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is southwest West Lawn, and the least diverse areas are in east West Lawn.

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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