Washington 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 |
17,165 |
94.51% |
18,017 |
93.43% |
Spanish |
195 |
1.07% |
531 |
2.75% |
Other Indo-European* |
783 |
4.31% |
713 |
3.70% |
Asian Language** |
12 |
0.07% |
21 |
0.11% |
Other |
8 |
0.04% |
1 |
0.01% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
18,163 |
100.00% |
19,283 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
193 |
36.35% |
Other Indo-European* |
209 |
29.31% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
42.86% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
411 |
2.13% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
73 |
37.44% |
Other Indo-European* |
354 |
45.21% |
Asian Language** |
8 |
66.67% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
435 |
2.39% |
* "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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