Sussex County
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
|
|
1990 |
|
2000 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
100,780 |
95.42% |
137,146 |
92.91% |
Spanish |
2,003 |
1.90% |
6,348 |
4.30% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,360 |
2.23% |
3,388 |
2.30% |
Asian Language** |
414 |
0.39% |
542 |
0.37% |
Other |
59 |
0.06% |
189 |
0.13% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
105,616 |
100.00% |
147,613 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,526 |
55.55% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,205 |
35.57% |
Asian Language** |
272 |
50.18% |
Other Language |
39 |
20.63% |
Total |
5,042 |
3.42% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
850 |
42.44% |
Other Indo-European* |
673 |
28.52% |
Asian Language** |
203 |
49.03% |
Other Language |
11 |
18.64% |
Total |
1,737 |
1.64% |
* "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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