Where New Yorkers spoke German, 1970
Census by census, the share of New Yorkers who spoke German at home in every part of the city, with the neighborhoods that had the most speakers.
1970
Whole city: 4%
- Upper East Side: 14,170 (9%)
- Upper West Side: 14,040 (7%)
- Washington Heights: 12,750 (10%)
- Ridgewood: 10,990 (24%)
- Flushing: 7,970 (5%)
1990
Whole city: <1%
- Upper West Side: 3,650 (2%)
- Upper East Side: 3,410 (2%)
- Washington Heights: 2,540 (2%)
- Ridgewood: 2,220 (5%)
- Glendale: 2,020 (8%)
2010
Whole city: <1%
- Upper West Side: 2,440 (1%)
- Upper East Side: 2,030 (1%)
- Midtown: 910 (2%)
- Washington Heights: 690 (<1%)
- West Village: 650 (2%)
1970: mother tongue. From 1990: language spoken at home by people 5 and over. Source: US census, IPUMS NHGIS.
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