Race and Ethnicity in Downtown, Lowell, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Race and Ethnicity#1

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Lowell and Downtown
Downtown
Lowell
0%10%20%30%40%CountWhite1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other147.042354%49.413403%47.042354%47.0%2,13724.275347%18.699202%24.275347%24.3%1,1021,10310.165054%7.240309%10.165054%10.2%4614629.268792%21.199407%9.268792%9.3%4215.782021%2.103376%5.782021%5.8%2622633.466432%1.344304%3.466432%3.5%157
Count number of members in ethno-racial group
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity#2

Race and Hispanic origin in Downtown as a percentage of the total population, expressed as percentage point difference from Lowell.
Scope: population of Lowell and Downtown
-10%-5%-0%+5%%ref.White1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other1-2.371049%-2.371049%-2.4%47.042%47.0%49.413%49.4%5.576146%5.576146%+5.6%24.275%24.3%18.699%18.7%2.924745%2.924745%+2.9%10.165%10.2%7.240%7.24%-11.930615%-11.930615%-11.9%9.269%9.27%21.199%21.2%3.678645%3.678645%+3.7%5.782%5.78%2.103%2.10%2.122128%2.122128%+2.1%3.466%3.47%1.344%1.34%
% group's percentage of the total population of Downtown
ref. group's percentage of the total population of Lowell
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Ethno-Racial Composition by Age#3

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage within each age cohort.
Scope: population of Downtown
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-450.000000%50.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%50.000000%50.0%0.000000%192040.000000%40.0%10.000000%0.000000%7.777778%8.888889%33.333333%33.3%13757.289003%57.3%15.089514%15.1%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%27.621483%27.6%29729861.202186%61.2%20.947177%20.9%8.561020%7.285974%0.000000%2.003643%41852.811245%52.8%14.156627%14.2%3.514056%7.429719%9.236948%12.851406%12.9%75875940.300231%40.3%19.976905%20.0%7.159353%10.508083%13.163972%13.2%8.891455%65966044.989775%45.0%23.517382%23.5%0.000000%11.860941%8.997955%10.633947%37237362.447257%62.4%5.907173%2.742616%0.000000%20.464135%20.5%8.438819%36159.048877%59.0%5.416116%1.321004%9.511229%14.266843%14.3%10.435931%57657748.821549%48.8%7.744108%12.457912%12.5%13.468013%13.5%12.121212%12.1%5.387205%22620.560748%20.6%33.644860%33.6%37.383178%37.4%0.000000%0.000000%8.411215%81820.000000%19.473684%19.5%18.947368%18.9%40.000000%40.0%7.894737%13.684211%13.7%1441454.363636%38.181818%38.2%16.363636%16.4%30.181818%30.2%10.909091%0.000000%20921020.547945%20.5%13.150685%13.2%46.301370%46.3%10.410959%4.109589%5.479452%2780%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Ethno-Racial Composition by Age Cohort#4

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Downtown
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.218048%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.218048%0.000000%19201.207648%0.301912%0.000000%0.234821%0.268366%1.006374%1373.757128%3.8%0.989601%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%1.811473%1.8%2972985.635693%5.6%1.928883%1.9%0.788326%0.670916%0.000000%0.184502%4188.822543%8.8%2.364978%2.4%0.587051%1.241194%1.543106%2.146931%2.1%7587595.853740%5.9%2.901711%2.9%1.039919%1.526333%1.912110%1.9%1.291513%6596603.690037%3.7%1.928883%1.9%0.000000%0.972828%0.738007%0.872191%3723734.964777%5.0%0.469641%0.218048%0.000000%1.626971%0.670916%3617.497484%7.5%0.687689%0.167729%1.207648%1.811473%1.8%1.325059%5765772.432070%2.4%0.385777%0.620597%0.670916%0.603824%0.268366%2260.369004%0.603824%0.670916%0.000000%0.000000%0.150956%81820.000000%0.620597%0.603824%1.274740%0.251593%0.436095%1441450.201275%1.761154%1.8%0.754780%1.392150%0.503187%0.000000%2092101.257967%0.805099%2.834619%2.8%0.637370%0.251593%0.335458%2780%5%10%15%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Ethno-Racial Composition per Year#5

Ethno-racial composition per year of the age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Downtown
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.013628%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.013628%0.000000%19200.120765%0.030191%0.000000%0.023482%0.026837%0.100637%1370.375713%0.38%0.098960%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.181147%2972980.563569%0.56%0.192888%0.078833%0.067092%0.000000%0.018450%4180.882254%0.88%0.236498%0.058705%0.124119%0.154311%0.214693%7587590.585374%0.59%0.290171%0.103992%0.152633%0.191211%0.129151%6596600.738007%0.74%0.385777%0.39%0.000000%0.194566%0.147601%0.174438%3723730.992955%0.99%0.093928%0.043610%0.000000%0.325394%0.33%0.134183%3611.499497%1.50%0.137538%0.033546%0.241530%0.362295%0.36%0.265012%5765771.216035%1.22%0.192888%0.310299%0.31%0.335458%0.34%0.301912%0.134183%2260.123001%0.201275%0.223639%0.000000%0.000000%0.050319%81820.000000%0.124119%0.120765%0.254948%0.050319%0.087219%1441450.040255%0.352231%0.35%0.150956%0.278430%0.100637%0.000000%2092100.251593%0.161020%0.566924%0.57%0.127474%0.050319%0.067092%2780.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%Count
Count total number of people in age cohort
1non-Hispanic white 2white Hispanic 3including Hispanic

Race among Hispanics#6

Percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Lowell and Downtown
Downtown
Lowell
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountWhiteBlackIndianAsianHawaiianOtherMixed60.471964%48.126990%60.471964%60.5%7127136.423156%2.964038%6.423156%6.4%75760.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.702379%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.833489%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.220079%026.375419%42.732721%26.375419%26.4%3103116.729461%4.420303%6.729461%6.7%79
Count number of members of racial group

Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block Group in Downtown

White Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#7

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
36.5%41.1%45.6%50.1%54.7%59.2%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#8

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
20.8%22.9%24.9%26.9%29.0%31.1%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#9

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
1.8%5.6%9.2%12.9%16.6%20.3%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#10

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
5.9%7.5%9.1%10.6%12.2%13.8%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#11

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.3%8.4%10.6%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#12

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
1.5%2.3%3.0%3.7%4.4%5.2%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block in Downtown

White Race and Ethnicity by Block#13

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block#14

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block#15

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block#16

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block#17

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block#18

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.4%14.3%
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Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood in Lowell

There are 14 neighborhoods in Lowell. This section compares Downtown to all of the neighborhoods in Lowell and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Downtown.

Non-White Population by Neighborhood#19

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Lowell, and entities that contain Downtown
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Other1
0%20%40%60%Count#Lower Highlands NeighborhoodLower HighlandsLower Belvidere NeighborhoodLower BelvidereAcre NeighborhoodAcre310100Tract 310100Back Central NeighborhoodBack CentralDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownLowellLowell School DistrictLowellHighlands NeighborhoodHighlandsZIP Code 01852ZIP 01852Centralville NeighborhoodCentralvillePawtucketville NeighborhoodPawtucketvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastSouth Lowell NeighborhoodSouth LowellNorth Chelmsford NeighborhoodN ChelmsfordBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew EnglandBelvidere NeighborhoodBelvidereEast Chelmsford NeighborhoodE ChelmsfordNorth Chelmsford NeighborhoodN ChelmsfordWestlands Area NeighborhoodWestlands Area49.617304%14.300891%5.496199%3.334506%72.748900%72.7%8,641142.856451%10.826360%10.487125%2.230891%66.400826%66.4%1,563226.104984%24.864209%7.052795%4.013859%62.035848%62.0%8,004324.857430%9.828916%9.728279%9.677960%54.092586%54.1%3,22525.827880%12.356740%10.311644%5.351648%53.847913%53.8%3,144424.275347%10.165054%9.268792%9.248453%52.957646%53.0%2,4052,406521.199407%18.699202%7.240309%3.447680%50.586597%50.6%55,58055.6k21.199407%18.699202%7.240309%3.447680%50.586597%50.6%55,58055.6k28.533987%10.798026%8.254272%2.362284%49.948569%49.9%9,1469,147619.276477%12.929628%6.547827%5.173016%43.926949%43.9%15,08115.1k24.180718%9.726486%6.596282%2.012741%42.516226%42.5%6,4906,491719.424222%11.862461%6.330783%2.534188%40.151654%40.2%6,0396,040816.909408%12.632487%5.215570%3.287546%38.045012%38.0%121,195,490121M12.898510%11.884376%6.198913%2.384858%33.366657%33.4%18,707,27318.7M13.891694%9.208821%7.236046%2.121331%32.457893%32.5%1,190931.569779%0.750847%0.035714%0.000000%32.356340%32.4%16109.478363%7.963913%7.348773%2.771354%27.562402%27.6%1,303,3831.30M10.139135%7.256343%6.106901%2.782023%26.284402%26.3%1,772,1321.77M10.854677%7.129388%5.020254%2.922538%25.926857%25.9%406,432406k9.556361%6.626307%4.465679%2.605707%23.254054%23.3%3,411,1093.41M10.284964%7.728358%2.183797%1.696286%21.893404%21.9%2,1261112.237197%2.318059%2.318059%1.132075%18.005391%18.0%292293129.776403%3.994592%1.335607%1.121870%16.228472%16.2%1,4271,428136.682547%0.787502%0.530893%0.207550%8.208492%8.2%28028114
Count number of non-whites
# rank of neighborhood out of 14 by percentage non-white
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood#20

Percentage point difference from Downtown.
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Lowell, and entities that contain Downtown
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Mixed1
Other1
-40%-20%-0%+20%+40%%#Westlands Area NeighborhoodWestlands AreaNorth Chelmsford NeighborhoodN ChelmsfordLower Highlands NeighborhoodLower HighlandsEast Chelmsford NeighborhoodE ChelmsfordNorth Chelmsford NeighborhoodN ChelmsfordBelvidere NeighborhoodBelvidereNew EnglandMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSouth Lowell NeighborhoodSouth LowellPawtucketville NeighborhoodPawtucketvilleHighlands NeighborhoodHighlandsNortheastLower Belvidere NeighborhoodLower BelvidereAcre NeighborhoodAcreUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLowellLowell School DistrictLowellZIP Code 01852ZIP 01852Centralville NeighborhoodCentralvilleBack Central NeighborhoodBack Central310100Tract 310100Downtown NeighborhoodDowntown-23.487846%-9.957504%-2.586244%-5.435617%-3.281943%-44.749154%-44.7%44.749154%44.749154%+44.7%89.498%89.5%1-24.275347%-10.129340%-5.062920%-3.434686%-42.902293%-42.9%20.601306%22.300987%42.902293%+42.9%85.805%85.8%2-19.791254%-9.974456%-4.668855%-3.221667%-2.692280%-40.348512%-40.3%40.348512%40.348512%+40.3%80.697%80.7%3-21.957288%-7.846995%-5.081213%-3.035165%-37.920661%-37.9%34.952256%2.968405%37.920661%+37.9%75.841%75.8%4-20.280755%-9.043185%-4.647694%-3.265152%-37.236786%-37.2%36.729175%0.507611%37.236786%+37.2%74.474%74.5%5-13.990384%-8.468768%-1.540434%-3.941054%-3.123603%-31.064242%-31.1%31.064242%31.064242%+31.1%62.128%62.1%6-14.718987%-3.538747%-4.803113%-3.834142%-2.808604%-29.703593%-29.7%29.703593%29.703593%+29.7%59.407%59.4%-17.145959%-5.144801%-3.496312%-2.829602%-28.616675%-28.6%27.030790%1.585885%28.616675%+28.6%57.233%57.2%-14.136212%-2.908712%-3.161891%-3.791423%-2.675007%-26.673244%-26.7%26.673244%26.673244%+26.7%53.346%53.3%-14.796984%-2.201142%-1.920019%-3.765757%-2.711342%-25.395244%-25.4%25.395244%25.395244%+25.4%50.790%50.8%-15.066526%-8.043724%-2.198530%-25.308780%-25.3%20.499754%4.622903%0.186124%25.308780%+25.3%50.618%50.6%7-12.412887%-3.834272%-4.262761%-2.451504%-22.961423%-23.0%12.805992%10.155431%22.961423%+23.0%45.923%45.9%8-13.477322%-1.910782%-4.725300%-2.160869%-22.274272%-22.3%3.009077%19.265195%22.274272%+22.3%44.549%44.5%9-11.376837%-3.069879%-4.001157%-2.862438%-21.310311%-21.3%19.590989%1.719322%21.310311%+21.3%42.621%42.6%-13.443180%-3.594503%-3.423059%-20.460742%-20.5%18.581103%0.322070%1.557568%20.460742%+20.5%40.921%40.9%10-9.078201%-3.112259%-3.438038%-1.796556%-17.425054%-17.4%0.588862%16.836192%17.425054%+17.4%34.850%34.9%11-7.365939%-4.053221%-3.520741%-2.440166%-17.380067%-17.4%14.912635%2.467432%17.380067%+17.4%34.760%34.8%-5.576146%-2.924745%-3.678645%-2.122128%-14.301664%-14.3%2.371049%11.930615%14.301664%+14.3%28.603%28.6%-5.576146%-2.924745%-3.678645%-2.122128%-14.301664%-14.3%2.371049%11.930615%14.301664%+14.3%28.603%28.6%-4.998871%-3.617227%-2.327518%-1.747918%-12.691535%-12.7%9.030698%3.660837%12.691535%+12.7%25.383%25.4%-0.094630%-0.438569%-2.672510%-4.566897%-2.668815%-10.441421%-10.4%10.441421%10.441421%+10.4%20.883%20.9%12-0.890266%-3.232303%-0.664502%-4.787071%-4.8%1.552533%0.146589%3.087949%4.787071%+4.8%9.574%9.57%13-1.134940%-0.336138%-0.212490%-1.683568%-1.7%0.582083%0.459487%0.641998%1.683568%+1.7%3.367%3.37%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%14
% sum total percentage point deviation of neighborhood from Downtown
# rank of neighborhood out of 14 by %
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

White1 Population by Neighborhood#21

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Downtown, selected other neighborhoods in Lowell, and entities that contain Downtown
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Westlands Area NeighborhoodWestlands AreaNorth Chelmsford NeighborhoodN ChelmsfordEast Chelmsford NeighborhoodE ChelmsfordBelvidere NeighborhoodBelvidereNew EnglandMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaNorth Chelmsford NeighborhoodN ChelmsfordSouth Lowell NeighborhoodSouth LowellNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPawtucketville NeighborhoodPawtucketvilleCentralville NeighborhoodCentralvilleZIP Code 01852ZIP 01852Highlands NeighborhoodHighlandsLowellLowell School DistrictLowellDowntown NeighborhoodDowntownBack Central NeighborhoodBack Central310100Tract 310100Acre NeighborhoodAcreLower Belvidere NeighborhoodLower BelvidereLower Highlands NeighborhoodLower Highlands91.791508%91.791508%91.8%3,139183.771528%83.771528%83.8%7,370281.994609%81.994609%82.0%1,332378.106596%78.106596%78.1%7,5857,586476.745946%76.745946%76.7%11,257,77011.3M74.073143%74.073143%74.1%1,161,1781.16M73.715598%73.715598%73.7%4,970,0114.97M72.437598%72.437598%72.4%3,425,4613.43M67.643660%67.643660%67.6%3334567.542107%67.542107%67.5%2,4762,477666.633343%66.633343%66.6%37,358,49637.4M61.954988%61.954988%62.0%197,362,672197M59.848346%59.848346%59.8%9,002757.483774%57.483774%57.5%8,775856.073051%56.073051%56.1%19,25119.3k50.051431%50.051431%50.1%9,165949.413403%49.413403%49.4%54,29154.3k49.413403%49.413403%49.4%54,29154.3k47.042354%47.042354%47.0%2,1371046.152087%46.152087%46.2%2,6942,6951145.907414%45.907414%45.9%2,73737.964152%37.964152%38.0%4,8984,8991233.599174%33.599174%33.6%7907911327.251100%27.251100%27.3%3,2363,23714
Count number of whites
# rank of neighborhood out of 14 by percentage whites
1non-Hispanic

Definitions

Throughout these reports we will refer to several racial and ethnic groups, the definitions of which derive from those used by the US Census Bureau. In the interests of brevity and clarity we have combined several of the Census categories yielding the following mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories:

  • White: non-Hispanic whites
  • Hispanic: Hispanics, excluding black and Asian Hispanics
  • Black: blacks, including Hispanic blacks
  • Asian: Asians, including Hispanic Asians
  • Mixed: non-Hispanic mixed race people
  • Other: American Indians and other groups not otherwise categorized

In all cases, racial and ethnic classification is based on self-identification. While the term 'Hispanic' is an ethnic, not a racial, designation (and so there exist Hispanic and non-Hispanic people of all races), we conform with the common practice of comparing Hispanics with other racial groups. This is reflected in our categorization (listed above), and in our preference for the term 'ethno-racial group' in place of just 'race'. Finally, while these categories are used wherever possible, the data does not always allow this grouping, so it is important to read the footnotes of each chart to understand the definitions used therein.

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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State:
Massachusetts
County:
Middlesex
Metro Area:
Boston Area
City:
Lowell
ZIP Codes:
01852, 01854
Unified School District:
Lowell
Congressional District:
MA-3
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-1st Middlesex
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-17th Middlesex, MA-18th Middlesex
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Acre, Back Central, Centralville, Lower Belvidere, Lower Highlands
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Belvidere, Center Village, East Chelmsford, Golden Triangle, Highlands, North Chelmsford, Pawtucketville, Riverneck Area, South Lowell, Westlands Area