LanguageMap Dallas ZipCode

Requirement --> Language Map Objective --> An interactive mapping tool that helps users find the concentration of and languages spoken by people within Dallas at Census tract and Zip Code level Parameter Data Field Data Source Description Non English Speaking Population Estimated percent of all people age 5 and older who were non-English speaking, between 2015-2019 Census Estimated percent of population age 5 and older speaking English "less than 'very well'", between 2015-2019. Those speaking English less than "very well" include people who reported speaking a language other than English and indicating their English-speaking ability as "well," "not well," or "not at all." Predominant Language Spoken Predominant language spoken at home between 2011-2015 Census Language spoken at home by the largest number of people between 2011-2015. For non-English languages, includes people who sometimes or always speak a language other than English at home, but not people whose use of the language is limited to a few expressions or slang. Predominant Language Spoken (Not including English) Predominant language, not including English, spoken at home between 2011-2015 Census Language spoken at home by the largest number of people, excluding English-speaking population, between 2011-2015. Includes people who sometimes or always speak a language other than English at home, but not people whose use of the language is limited to a few expressions or slang. In cases where there are only English speakers, "Insufficient Data" is shown. Predominant Language Spoken (Not including English & Spanish) Predominant language, not including English or Spanish, spoken at home between 2011-2015 Census Language spoken at home by the largest number of people, excluding English and Spanish-speaking population, between 2011-2015. Includes people who sometimes or always speak a language other than English at home, but not people whose use of the language is limited to a few expressions or slang. Speakers By Language Estimated percent of people age 5 or older who speak Spanish or Spanish Creole at home and English less than 'very well' between 2011-2015. ( Data is available for these languages also : African languages, Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, French, French Creole, German, Greek, Gujarathi, Hebrew, Hindi,Hmong, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotain, Combodian, Navajo, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian languages, Serbo-Croatian,Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Other Asian Languages, Other Indic Languages, Other Indo-European Languages, Other Native North American Languages, Other Pacific Island Languages, Other Slavic Languages, Other West Germanic Languages, Other and Unspecified Languages) Census Includes people who sometimes or always speak a language other than English at home, but not people whose use of the language is limited to a few expressions or slang. People who speak English less than 'very well' includes those who indicate their English-speaking ability as 'well', 'not well', or 'not at all'. Predominant racial or ethnic group Predominant racial or ethnic group between 2013-2017 Census Predominant racial or ethnic group, by percentage of the population in the group. Data were obtained from the Census' American Community Survey 2013-2017 estimates. Geographies for which no data were provided or for which the population was less than 10 are represented as having "Insufficient Data." Diversity Index Probability that two individuals chosen at random would be of different races or ethnicities between 2013-2017. Census The diversity index is an index ranging from 0 to 87.5 that represents the probability that two individuals, chosen at random in the given geography, would be of different races or ethnicities between 2013-2017. Lower index values between 0 and 20 suggest more homogeneity and higher index values above 50 suggest more heterogeneity. Foreign Born Population Estimated percent of all people who were foreign born as of 2015-2019. Census The U.S. Census defines "foreign born" to refer to anyone who is not a U.S. citizen at birth. This includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (immigrants), temporary migrants (such as students), humanitarian migrants (such as refugees), and persons illegally present in the United States.