- According to a “Most Common Languages Spoken at Home in Greater Harrisburg” list, there are 3,863 households in this region where the primary language spoken at home is listed as “Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages”.
- For the central part of the region (Dauphin County (Central) – Harrisburg City & Colonial Park PUMA, PA) the data indicate 4,079 households reported speaking “Nepali, Marathi, or Other Indic Languages” as the non-English language at home.
Interpretation / estimate:
These figures don’t give the exact count of individuals speaking Nepali, nor strictly the count where Nepali is the sole non-English language, but they do provide a reasonable base. If we assume that on average ~2-3 people live in each such household, the number of Nepali-speaking individuals could be on the order of 8,000 to 12,000+ in the households category. Moreover other sources suggest a much larger community: for example community organisations estimate ~30,000 Nepali-speaking Bhutanese/Nepali people living in the Harrisburg area.