The map below shows majority race by area in Western Addition, 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 Western Addition racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.
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Majority race by area
The majority race in Western Addition overall is white, making up 45.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 25.5%. There are more white people in the southwest areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian 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 Western Addition
Self-Identified Race |
Western Addition, San Francisco, CA Population |
|---|---|
White |
45.2% |
Hispanic |
11.7% |
Black |
9.1% |
Asian |
25.5% |
Native American |
0.1% |
Other |
8.5% |
Diversity and Diversity Scores for Western Addition, San Francisco, CA
The map below shows diversity in Western Addition. 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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Western Addition Diversity Score
70.2
More diverse than 90% of US neighborhoods
Western Addition has a diversity score of 70.2: 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. Western Addition is much more diverse than other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 90% of them. Within Western Addition's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is east Western Addition, and the least diverse areas are in southwest Western Addition.
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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