Portland – 4.4% of households, nobody over age 14 speaks English “very well”
24% of households described as Spanish speaking fall into this category
33% of households described as Asian or Pacific Islander fall into this category
Gresham – 6.9% of households have no English speaking adults
38% of Spanish speaking households in Gresham have no Spanish speaking adult
Beaverton – 6.8% of households have no English speaking adults.
29% of Spanish speaking households are in this category
32% of Asian/Pacific Islander households are in this category
Oregon – 2.9% of households have no English speaking adults
22% Spanish speaking households have nobody over 14 that speaks Spanish very well
Those are households. But what about people?
Portland (total population 559,238) Total LEP – 17,429 (Spanish) + 31,669 (Other L1) = 49,098 8.7%
Spanish speakers: 39,554 total; 17,429 don’t speak English well (44%)
Vietnamese: 13,765 total; 9,128 don’t speak English well (66%)
Russian:7,374 total; 3,769 don’t speak English well (51%)
Chinese: 9,273 total; 5,507 don’t speak English well (59%)
Beaverton (total population 85,685) Total LEP – 4,755 (Spanish) + 5,497 (Other L1) = 10,252 11.9%
Spanish speakers: 10,904 total; 4,755 don’t speak English well (44%)
Vietnamese: 977 total; 600 don’t speak English well (61%)
Russian:751 total; 358 don’t speak English well (48%)
Chinese: 1,237 total; 533 don’t speak English well (43%)
Gresham (total population 99,512) Total LEP – 8,445 (Spanish) + 4,287 (Other L1) = 12,732 12.8%
Spanish speakers: 14,830 total; 8,445 don’t speak English well (57%)
Vietnamese: 860 total; 631 don’t speak English well (73%)
Russian: 2,071 total; 883 don’t speak English well (43%)
Chinese: 404 total; 92 don’t speak English well (23%)
Oregon (total population 3,635,006) – 143,041 (Spanish) + 82,662 (Other L1) = 225,703 6.2%
Spanish speakers: 319,160 total; 143,041 don’t speak English well (45%)
Vietnamese: 25,813 total; 16,415 don’t speak English well (64%)
Russian: 21,884 total; 9,177 don’t speak English well (42%)
Chinese: 26,410 total; 13,563 don’t speak English well (51%)