Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Wilton Center, IL

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

Wilton Center, IL map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Wilton Center overall is white, making up 83.4% of residents. The next most-common racial group is hispanic at 16.2%. There are more white people in the southeast areas of the city. People who identify as hispanic are most likely to be living in the central 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 Wilton Center

 
Self-Identified Race
Wilton Center, IL Population
White
83.4%
Hispanic
16.2%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0.0%
Native American
0.0%
Other
0.0%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Wilton Center, IL

The map below shows diversity in Wilton Center. 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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Wilton Center Diversity Score

27.8

More diverse than 58% of US cities

Wilton Center has a diversity score of 27.8: 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. Wilton Center is about average for diversity versus other US cities, more diverse than 58% of them. Within Wilton Center's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is north Wilton Center, and the least diverse areas are in southeast Wilton Center.

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.