Race and Ethnicity in Brightwood, Springfield, Massachusetts (Neighborhood)

Race and Ethnicity#1

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Springfield and Brightwood
Brightwood
Springfield
0%20%40%60%CountWhite1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other12.813446%33.212331%2.813446%2.8%11211378.633978%41.004994%78.633978%78.6%3,14518.041960%20.966160%18.041960%18.0%7217220.510616%2.056614%0.510616%0.5%200.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.430012%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.329889%0
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 Brightwood as a percentage of the total population, expressed as percentage point difference from Springfield.
Scope: population of Springfield and Brightwood
-20%0%+20%%ref.White1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other1-30.398885%-30.398885%-30.4%2.813%2.81%33.212%33.2%37.628985%37.628985%+37.6%78.634%78.6%41.005%41.0%-2.924200%-2.924200%-2.9%18.042%18.0%20.966%21.0%-1.545998%-1.545998%-1.5%0.511%0.51%2.057%2.06%-2.430012%-2.430012%-2.4%0.000%0%2.430%2.43%-0.329889%-0.329889%-0.3%0.000%0%0.330%0.33%
% group's percentage of the total population of Brightwood
ref. group's percentage of the total population of Springfield
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 Brightwood
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-413.380282%13.4%42.957746%43.0%0.000000%7.746479%0.000000%35.915493%35.9%1353.053435%77.099237%77.1%0.000000%7.251908%0.000000%12.595420%12.6%2492509.600000%42.720000%42.7%0.000000%26.240000%26.2%0.000000%21.440000%21.4%5955960.000000%49.372385%49.4%0.000000%18.619247%18.6%4.184100%27.824268%27.8%4551.937984%73.643411%73.6%0.775194%8.333333%0.000000%15.310078%15.3%4914920.000000%37.745098%37.7%0.000000%9.803922%9.8%0.000000%52.450980%52.5%1940.000000%66.528926%66.5%6.198347%16.942149%16.9%0.000000%10.330579%2302310.000000%67.285383%67.3%2.784223%10.904872%0.000000%19.025522%19.0%41041112.631579%12.6%21.578947%21.6%0.000000%37.368421%37.4%0.000000%28.421053%28.4%1810.000000%49.142857%49.1%1.714286%13.142857%13.1%0.000000%36.000000%36.0%1661670.000000%35.185185%35.2%12.698413%12.7%16.931217%16.9%0.000000%35.185185%35.2%3600.000000%41.807910%41.8%15.536723%15.5%20.621469%20.6%0.000000%22.033898%22.0%3370.000000%45.273632%45.3%0.000000%32.338308%32.3%0.000000%22.388060%22.4%1911920%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 Brightwood
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.452596%1.453073%0.000000%0.262030%0.000000%1.214864%1350.190567%4.811815%4.8%0.000000%0.452596%0.000000%0.786089%2492501.429252%6.360172%6.4%0.000000%3.906622%3.9%0.000000%3.191996%3.2%5955960.000000%5.621725%5.6%0.000000%2.120057%2.1%0.476417%3.168175%3.2%4550.238209%9.051929%9.1%0.095283%1.024297%0.000000%1.881848%1.9%4914920.000000%1.834207%1.8%0.000000%0.476417%0.000000%2.548833%2.5%1940.000000%3.835160%3.8%0.357313%0.976656%0.000000%0.595522%2302310.000000%6.908051%6.9%0.285850%1.119581%0.000000%1.953311%2.0%4104110.571701%0.976656%0.000000%1.691282%1.7%0.000000%1.286327%1810.000000%2.048595%2.0%0.071463%0.547880%0.000000%1.500715%1.5%1661670.000000%3.168175%3.2%1.143402%1.524535%1.5%0.000000%3.168175%3.2%3600.000000%3.525488%3.5%1.310148%1.738923%1.7%0.000000%1.858028%1.9%3370.000000%2.167699%2.2%0.000000%1.548356%1.5%0.000000%1.071939%1911920%2%4%6%8%10%12%14%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 Brightwood
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%00.045260%0.145307%0.000000%0.026203%0.000000%0.121486%1350.019057%0.481182%0.48%0.000000%0.045260%0.000000%0.078609%2492500.142925%0.636017%0.64%0.000000%0.390662%0.39%0.000000%0.319200%0.32%5955960.000000%0.562172%0.56%0.000000%0.212006%0.047642%0.316818%0.32%4550.023821%0.905193%0.91%0.009528%0.102430%0.000000%0.188185%4914920.000000%0.366841%0.37%0.000000%0.095283%0.000000%0.509767%0.51%1940.000000%0.767032%0.77%0.071463%0.195331%0.000000%0.119104%2302310.000000%1.381610%1.38%0.057170%0.223916%0.000000%0.390662%0.39%4104110.285850%0.29%0.488328%0.49%0.000000%0.845641%0.85%0.000000%0.643163%0.64%1810.000000%0.682865%0.68%0.023821%0.182627%0.000000%0.500238%0.50%1661670.000000%0.633635%0.63%0.228680%0.304907%0.30%0.000000%0.633635%0.63%3600.000000%0.705098%0.71%0.262030%0.347785%0.35%0.000000%0.371606%0.37%3370.000000%0.433540%0.43%0.000000%0.309671%0.31%0.000000%0.214388%1911920.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%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 Springfield and Brightwood
Brightwood
Springfield
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountWhiteBlackIndianAsianHawaiianOtherMixed60.769147%57.463899%60.769147%60.8%2,0808.114556%4.932310%8.114556%8.1%2772780.570454%0.932611%0.570454%0.6%19200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.085740%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.049639%027.023801%32.545126%27.023801%27.0%9253.522042%3.990674%3.522042%3.5%120121
Count number of members of racial group

Map of Race and Ethnicity by Tract in Brightwood

White Race and Ethnicity by Tract#7

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
2.8%4.6%6.2%7.9%9.6%11.3%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Tract#8

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
70.8%72.5%74.2%75.9%77.6%79.3%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Tract#9

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
11.2%12.5%13.7%14.9%16.2%17.4%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Tract#10

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.20%0.41%0.61%0.82%1.02%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Tract#11

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.1%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Tract#12

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.27%0.54%0.81%1.08%1.35%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block Group in Brightwood

White Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#13

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
2.1%3.9%5.6%7.3%9.1%10.8%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#14

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
70.8%74.7%78.6%82.4%86.3%90.2%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#15

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
3.5%7.7%11.8%15.9%20.1%24.2%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#16

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.20%0.41%0.61%0.82%1.02%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#17

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.1%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block in Brightwood

White Race and Ethnicity by Block#19

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.8%7.7%11.5%15.4%19.3%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block#20

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
52%62%72%81%91%100%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block#21

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0%6%12%17%23%30%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block#22

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.8%6.0%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block#23

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.4%3.0%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block#24

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.19%0.38%0.57%0.75%0.95%
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Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood in Springfield

There are 18 neighborhoods in Springfield. This section compares Brightwood to all of the neighborhoods in Springfield and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Brightwood.

Non-White Population by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Brightwood, selected other neighborhoods in Springfield, and entities that contain Brightwood
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Other1
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Brightwood NeighborhoodBrightwoodMemorial Square NeighborhoodMemorial SqBay NeighborhoodBayMcKnight NeighborhoodMcKnightMetro Center NeighborhoodMetro CenterOld Hill NeighborhoodOld HillMaple High-Six Corners NeighborhoodMaple High-Six Co…South End NeighborhoodSouth EndPine Point NeighborhoodPine PointUpper Hill NeighborhoodUpper HillLiberty Heights NeighborhoodLiberty HtsSpringfieldSpringfield School DistrictSpringfieldForest Park NeighborhoodForest ParkIndian Orchard NeighborhoodIndian OrchBoston Road NeighborhoodBoston RoadEast Springfield NeighborhoodE SpringfieldAtwater Park NeighborhoodAtwater ParkSixteen Acres NeighborhoodSixteen AcresUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHampden CountyHampdenNortheastEast Forest Park NeighborhoodE Frst PkSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldMassachusettsNew England78.633978%18.041960%0.510616%0.000000%97.186554%97.2%3,887182.036751%9.878394%1.179924%0.403957%93.499025%93.5%5,362248.090679%38.514786%2.974323%0.616761%90.196549%90.2%3,6003,601347.836921%33.926353%6.560277%0.981720%89.305271%89.3%4,1674,168464.648664%20.469212%1.860463%0.705451%87.683790%87.7%6,092545.940490%38.506939%1.937301%0.000000%86.384730%86.4%3,6693,670655.882014%25.198407%1.292316%0.289388%82.662124%82.7%4,4834,484760.360276%15.566052%4.182889%2.337950%82.447166%82.4%3,616835.874485%35.625484%5.449110%0.956239%77.905318%77.9%8,405946.608984%23.313490%2.374809%0.538590%72.835873%72.8%5,5185,5191057.624799%10.183355%2.230688%0.752012%70.790854%70.8%10,89710.9k1141.004994%20.966160%2.759902%2.056614%66.787669%66.8%102,847103k41.004994%20.966160%2.759902%2.056614%66.787669%66.8%102,847103k40.397615%18.124594%4.272885%3.626930%66.422024%66.4%17,56817.6k1234.544803%22.848760%3.985804%1.849016%63.228383%63.2%5,4995,5001335.051322%21.662647%2.440000%2.175081%61.329050%61.3%2,6791443.304248%6.765188%3.464572%0.455657%53.989664%54.0%3,8531521.126761%16.109155%2.552817%0.000000%39.788732%39.8%2471618.317736%16.483747%2.459874%1.698822%38.960179%39.0%8,7278,7281716.909408%12.632487%5.215570%3.287546%38.045012%38.0%121,195,490121M22.417705%8.610427%2.152447%2.040712%35.221291%35.2%164,861165k12.898510%11.884376%6.198913%2.384858%33.366657%33.4%18,707,27318.7M12.793846%10.394686%3.662590%3.392214%30.243337%30.2%3,0961817.988673%7.128517%2.924940%2.102663%30.144793%30.1%189,643190k10.139135%7.256343%6.106901%2.782023%26.284402%26.3%1,772,1321.77M9.556361%6.626307%4.465679%2.605707%23.254054%23.3%3,411,1093.41M
Count number of non-whites
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by percentage non-white
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Relative Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood#26

Percentage point difference from Brightwood.
Scope: population of Brightwood, selected other neighborhoods in Springfield, and entities that contain Brightwood
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Mixed1
Other1
-50%0%+50%%#New EnglandMassachusettsEast Forest Park NeighborhoodE Frst PkNortheastSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHampden CountyHampdenSixteen Acres NeighborhoodSixteen AcresAtwater Park NeighborhoodAtwater ParkUpper Hill NeighborhoodUpper HillEast Springfield NeighborhoodE SpringfieldIndian Orchard NeighborhoodIndian OrchBoston Road NeighborhoodBoston RoadPine Point NeighborhoodPine PointBay NeighborhoodBayForest Park NeighborhoodForest ParkSpringfieldSpringfield School DistrictSpringfieldOld Hill NeighborhoodOld HillMcKnight NeighborhoodMcKnightLiberty Heights NeighborhoodLiberty HtsMaple High-Six Corners NeighborhoodMaple High-Six Co…South End NeighborhoodSouth EndMetro Center NeighborhoodMetro CenterMemorial Square NeighborhoodMemorial SqBrightwood NeighborhoodBrightwood-69.077618%-11.415653%-80.493270%-80.5%73.932501%3.955063%1.947879%0.657828%80.493270%+80.5%160.987%161%-68.494843%-10.785617%-79.280460%-79.3%70.902152%5.596285%1.990599%0.791425%79.280460%+79.3%158.561%159%-65.840132%-7.647274%-73.487406%-73.5%66.943217%3.151974%2.468899%0.923316%73.487406%+73.5%146.975%147%1-65.735468%-6.157584%-71.893052%-71.9%63.819897%5.688296%1.780864%0.603994%71.893052%+71.9%143.786%144%-60.645306%-10.913443%-71.558748%-71.6%67.041762%2.414323%1.744854%0.357809%71.558748%+71.6%143.117%143%-61.724570%-5.409473%-67.134043%-67.1%59.141543%4.704954%2.261281%1.026266%67.134043%+67.1%134.268%134%-56.216273%-9.431532%-65.647806%-65.6%61.965264%1.641830%1.668974%0.371738%65.647806%+65.6%131.296%131%-62.150231%-62.150231%-62.2%58.226375%0.275776%1.188206%2.265738%0.194137%62.150231%+62.2%124.300%124%2-57.507218%-1.932805%-0.510616%-59.950639%-60.0%57.397822%1.144366%1.408451%59.950639%+60.0%119.901%120%3-55.320488%-55.320488%-55.3%24.350681%28.567024%0.027974%2.374809%0.000000%55.320488%+55.3%110.641%111%4-35.329730%-11.276772%-46.606502%-46.6%43.196890%2.953955%0.409599%0.046057%46.606502%+46.6%93.213%93.2%5-44.089176%-44.089176%-44.1%33.958172%4.806800%1.338400%3.801846%0.183958%44.089176%+44.1%88.178%88.2%6-43.582656%-43.582656%-43.6%35.857504%3.620687%1.929384%2.175081%0.000000%43.582656%+43.6%87.165%87.2%7-42.759494%-42.759494%-42.8%19.281237%17.583524%0.445623%3.908681%1.540429%42.759494%+42.8%85.519%85.5%8-40.119192%-40.119192%-40.1%6.990006%30.048719%0.106145%2.974323%0.000000%40.119192%+40.1%80.238%80.2%9-38.236364%-38.236364%-38.2%30.764531%0.082634%3.762268%3.016366%0.610565%38.236364%+38.2%76.473%76.5%10-37.628985%-37.628985%-37.6%30.398885%2.924200%1.545998%2.430012%0.329889%37.628985%+37.6%75.258%75.3%-37.628985%-37.628985%-37.6%30.398885%2.924200%1.545998%2.430012%0.329889%37.628985%+37.6%75.258%75.3%-32.693488%-0.510616%-33.204104%-33.2%10.801825%20.464979%1.937301%0.000000%33.204104%+33.2%66.408%66.4%11-30.797058%-30.797058%-30.8%7.881284%15.884393%0.471104%6.560277%0.000000%30.797058%+30.8%61.594%61.6%12-21.009179%-7.858605%-28.867784%-28.9%26.395701%0.241396%2.161333%0.069355%28.867784%+28.9%57.736%57.7%13-22.751965%-0.221228%-22.973193%-23.0%14.524430%7.156447%1.273747%0.018569%22.973193%+23.0%45.946%45.9%14-18.273703%-2.475907%-20.749610%-20.7%14.739388%3.672273%2.337950%0.000000%20.749610%+20.7%41.499%41.5%15-13.985314%-13.985314%-14.0%9.502764%2.427252%0.194835%1.545389%0.315074%13.985314%+14.0%27.971%28.0%16-8.163566%-0.106659%-8.270226%-8.3%3.687530%3.402772%0.503353%0.676571%8.270226%+8.3%16.540%16.5%170.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%18
% sum total percentage point deviation of neighborhood from Brightwood
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 by %
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

White1 Population by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Brightwood, selected other neighborhoods in Springfield, and entities that contain Brightwood
0%20%40%60%Count#New EnglandMassachusettsSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldEast Forest Park NeighborhoodE Frst PkNortheastHampden CountyHampdenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSixteen Acres NeighborhoodSixteen AcresAtwater Park NeighborhoodAtwater ParkEast Springfield NeighborhoodE SpringfieldBoston Road NeighborhoodBoston RoadIndian Orchard NeighborhoodIndian OrchForest Park NeighborhoodForest ParkSpringfieldSpringfield School DistrictSpringfieldLiberty Heights NeighborhoodLiberty HtsUpper Hill NeighborhoodUpper HillPine Point NeighborhoodPine PointSouth End NeighborhoodSouth EndMaple High-Six Corners NeighborhoodMaple High-Six Co…Old Hill NeighborhoodOld HillMetro Center NeighborhoodMetro CenterMcKnight NeighborhoodMcKnightBay NeighborhoodBayMemorial Square NeighborhoodMemorial SqBrightwood NeighborhoodBrightwood76.745946%76.745946%76.7%11,257,77011.3M73.715598%73.715598%73.7%4,970,0114.97M69.855207%69.855207%69.9%439,464439k69.756663%69.756663%69.8%7,1417,142166.633343%66.633343%66.6%37,358,49637.4M64.778709%64.778709%64.8%303,211303k61.954988%61.954988%62.0%197,362,672197M61.039821%61.039821%61.0%13,67413.7k260.211268%60.211268%60.2%374375346.010336%46.010336%46.0%3,2833,284438.670950%38.670950%38.7%1,6891,690536.771617%36.771617%36.8%3,198633.577976%33.577976%33.6%8,881733.212331%33.212331%33.2%51,14451.1k33.212331%33.212331%33.2%51,14451.1k29.209146%29.209146%29.2%4,496827.164127%27.164127%27.2%2,058922.094682%22.094682%22.1%2,3832,3841017.552834%17.552834%17.6%7697701117.337876%17.337876%17.3%9401213.615270%13.615270%13.6%5781312.316210%12.316210%12.3%8558561410.694729%10.694729%10.7%499159.803451%9.803451%9.8%391166.500975%6.500975%6.5%372373172.813446%2.813446%2.8%11211318
Count number of whites
# rank of neighborhood out of 18 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:
Hampden
Metro Area:
Springfield Area
City:
Springfield
ZIP Codes:
01013, 01103, 01104, 01107
Unified School District:
Springfield
Congressional District:
MA-1
Upper State Legislative District:
MA-Hampden
Lower State Legislative District:
MA-10th Hampden
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Memorial Square, Metro Center
Nearby Neighborhoods:
East End, Greater Pinellas Point, Greystone Country Estates, Marston, Rosebank, South East, South River, Southbridge, The Parkway, West Side