Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA, April 16-19, 2008.

Increasing numbers of immigrants to the United States has resulted in sizable numbers of persons with possible language assistance needs. These individuals are not just older, adult immigrants, but their children, native or immigrants themselves.

The 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) shows that of the 53 million children ages 5-17 years, 11 million children spoke a language other than English at home and 3 million children spoke English less than “very well”.

This poster examines the size and characteristics of the school-age population (ages 5-17) with an eye toward the English-language speaking ability of these children, and the adults with whom they reside.