Language and Place of Birth
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Primary Language Spoken at Home
Summary: Five percent of us often speak a language other than English at home. Knowing this statistic helps schools, businesses, nonprofits, and governments work toward steps like language classes and translation and interpretation services so all residents can have quality of life in Red Wing.
Definition: Percent of people age 5 and older who said they usually speak a language other than English at home.
Source: US Census - American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates (2008-2012, 2013-2017, 2018-2022)
English Proficiency
Summary: The percent of us that indicates we “speak English less than very well” has increased slightly from 1.4% in 2013-2017 to 1.5% in 2018-2022.
Definition: Percent of people age 5 and older who marked on the Census they “speak English less than very well.”
Source: US Census - American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates (2008-2012, 2013-2017, 2018-2022)
Nativity
Summary: About 3% of us were not U.S. citizens when we were born. This is a decrease from 4% in 2012-2016 and is significantly lower than the state’s 8.5%.
Definition: How many of us were not U.S. citizens when we were born.
Source: US Census - American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates (2008-2012, 2013-2017, 2018-2022)