Juneau Borough
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 |
22,552 |
92.63% |
25,983 |
90.50% |
Spanish |
384 |
1.58% |
675 |
2.35% |
Other Indo-European* |
432 |
1.77% |
484 |
1.69% |
Asian Language** |
629 |
2.58% |
1,126 |
3.92% |
Other |
350 |
1.44% |
443 |
1.54% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
24,347 |
100.00% |
28,711 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
151 |
22.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
140 |
28.93% |
Asian Language** |
494 |
43.87% |
Other Language |
100 |
22.57% |
Total |
885 |
3.08% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
159 |
41.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
51 |
11.81% |
Asian Language** |
257 |
40.86% |
Other Language |
89 |
25.43% |
Total |
556 |
2.28% |
* "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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