DuPage 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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
623,929 |
86.89% |
664,523 |
79.24% |
Spanish |
25,219 |
3.51% |
64,823 |
7.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
48,144 |
6.70% |
70,539 |
8.41% |
Asian Language** |
18,357 |
2.56% |
34,258 |
4.08% |
Other |
2,453 |
0.34% |
4,493 |
0.54% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
718,102 |
100.00% |
838,636 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
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Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
35,070 |
54.10% |
Other Indo-European* |
22,936 |
32.52% |
Asian Language** |
11,954 |
34.89% |
Other Language |
1,228 |
27.33% |
Total |
71,188 |
8.49% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11,890 |
47.15% |
Other Indo-European* |
13,479 |
28.00% |
Asian Language** |
7,058 |
38.45% |
Other Language |
677 |
27.60% |
Total |
33,104 |
4.61% |
* "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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