This visualization explores the languages spoken in Chicago's diverse community areas. The
data is sourced from the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau 2008-2012 American Community Survey
via the Chicago Data Portal. The data describes the most common language spoken other than English
by community area, the percentage that speak this second most common language who "speak English less
than very well", and the estimated number of people who speak another language other than the
second most common language. Slides 1 and 2 show the top 10 community areas in Chicago where Spanish
and Polish are spoken, respectively, based on the percentage of the population. Slide 3 allows you
to select a language from a dropdown menu to see estimated population that speak that language by
community area.
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This visualization shows the top 10 community areas in Chicago where Spanish is spoken, ordered by the percentage of the population. Spanish is the most commonly spoken language in Chicago after English, with 22.7% of residents speaking it at home as their second language.
This visualization shows the top 10 community areas in Chicago where Polish is spoken, ordered by the percentage of the population. Polish is the third most commonly spoken language in Chicago after English and Spanish, and it is estimated that around 2% of Chicago residents speak Polish.
Now it's your turn! Use the dropdown below to select a language or language family. The graph will update to show the estimate population of Chicago residents that speak that language by community area. Hover over the bars to see the exact number of people that speak that language in each community area, as well as the second most common language in that community area, for comparison. Community areas with no data or where the language is not spoken will not be shown in the graph.