Allegany 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 |
68,929 |
97.64% |
69,246 |
97.24% |
Spanish |
494 |
0.70% |
958 |
1.35% |
Other Indo-European* |
929 |
1.32% |
704 |
0.99% |
Asian Language** |
134 |
0.19% |
267 |
0.37% |
Other |
108 |
0.15% |
40 |
0.06% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
70,594 |
100.00% |
71,215 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
324 |
33.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
134 |
19.03% |
Asian Language** |
127 |
47.57% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
585 |
0.82% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
153 |
30.97% |
Other Indo-European* |
242 |
26.05% |
Asian Language** |
27 |
20.15% |
Other Language |
13 |
12.04% |
Total |
435 |
0.62% |
* "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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