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

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

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

The majority race in West Pullman overall is black, making up 84.6% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 11.2%. There are more black people in the southeast areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the northeast 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 Pullman

 
Self-Identified Race
West Pullman, Chicago, IL Population
White
0.4%
Hispanic
11.2%
Black
84.6%
Asian
0.4%
Native American
0.0%
Other
3.4%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for West Pullman, Chicago, IL

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

27.1

More diverse than 10% of US neighborhoods

West Pullman has a diversity score of 27.1: 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 Pullman is much less diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 10% of them. Within West Pullman's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northeast West Pullman, and the least diverse areas are in southeast West Pullman.

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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