Minority population distributions have changed over time, partly because we have seen a growth in minority inflow to the region, and partly because of changes in race category definitions within the Census.
These 3 maps show the changes between the 1990, 2000, and 2010 censuses for the City of Utica and the surrounding area.
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| 1990 Minority Distribution |
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| 2000 Minority Distribution |
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| 2010 Minority Distribution |
Several things should be noted:
- Between 1990 and 2000 the Census changed how it recorded race data. No longer were people restricted to a single race category, but could select multiple races.
- Note how concentrated the areas with at least 25% of the population being of minority background was in the center of Utica. By 2000 the area had grown substantially to a large area surrounding that same core; by 2010 the minority population had expanded considerably into the West Utica neighborhoods.
- North Utica sees considerable minority growth in 2000; South Utica sees it's minority populations expand particularly in the last decade.
