Newburgh, NY-PA
LANGUAGE
The Census asks questions about language use at home to locate groups of people who speak a language other than English. Their isolation or integration into a primarily English speaking community can be determined by their ability to speak English proficiently.
Language Spoken at Home, 1990-2000
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
266,090 |
86.50% |
297,781 |
82.93% |
Spanish |
16,683 |
5.42% |
30,754 |
8.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
21,351 |
6.94% |
26,013 |
7.24% |
Asian Language** |
2,080 |
0.68% |
2,956 |
0.82% |
Other |
1,411 |
0.46% |
1,553 |
0.43% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
307,615 |
100.00% |
359,057 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11,817 |
38.42% |
Other Indo-European* |
12,726 |
48.92% |
Asian Language** |
1,252 |
42.35% |
Other Language |
602 |
38.76% |
Total |
26,397 |
7.35% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
6,918 |
41.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
8,313 |
38.93% |
Asian Language** |
910 |
43.75% |
Other Language |
447 |
31.68% |
Total |
16,588 |
5.39% |
* "Other Indo-European" excludes English and Spanish. "Indo-European" is not synonymous with "European." French, German, Hindi, and Persian are all classified as Indo-European. Hungarian, on the other hand, is lumped into "Other Language."
** "Asian Language" includes languages indigenous to Asia and Pacific islands areas that are not also Indo-European languages. Chinese, Japanese, Telugu, and Hawaiian are all classified here.
Also note that ability to speak English "very well" is based on the self-assessment of those responding to Census questions, not on a test of language ability.
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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