Where New Yorkers speak Spanish, today
Census by census, the share of New Yorkers who spoke Spanish at home in every part of the city, with the neighborhoods that had the most speakers.
1970
Whole city: 16%
- Longwood: 68,280 (55%)
- Mott Haven: 56,110 (59%)
- East Harlem: 52,290 (50%)
- Williamsburg: 49,680 (49%)
- Washington Heights: 45,310 (34%)
1990
Whole city: 22%
- Washington Heights: 86,490 (63%)
- Bushwick: 49,260 (57%)
- Fordham: 49,240 (54%)
- Williamsburg: 43,630 (53%)
- Sunset Park: 38,920 (52%)
2010
Whole city: 25%
- Washington Heights: 94,180 (64%)
- Bushwick: 60,400 (60%)
- Fordham: 59,150 (60%)
- Jackson Heights: 56,590 (66%)
- Kingsbridge: 45,040 (55%)
Today
Whole city: 23%
- Washington Heights: 74,400 (53%)
- Fordham: 61,690 (62%)
- Jackson Heights: 52,430 (62%)
- Kingsbridge: 47,000 (58%)
- Longwood: 43,400 (57%)
1970: mother tongue. From 1990: language spoken at home by people 5 and over. Source: US census, IPUMS NHGIS.
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