Barnstable 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 |
162,908 |
93.22% |
197,334 |
93.23% |
Spanish |
1,706 |
0.98% |
2,921 |
1.38% |
Other Indo-European* |
9,298 |
5.32% |
10,203 |
4.82% |
Asian Language** |
489 |
0.28% |
715 |
0.34% |
Other |
348 |
0.20% |
480 |
0.23% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
174,749 |
100.00% |
211,653 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
778 |
26.63% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,274 |
32.09% |
Asian Language** |
294 |
41.12% |
Other Language |
65 |
13.54% |
Total |
4,411 |
2.08% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
528 |
30.95% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,553 |
27.46% |
Asian Language** |
221 |
45.19% |
Other Language |
69 |
19.83% |
Total |
3,371 |
1.93% |
* "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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