Morris 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 |
338,372 |
85.91% |
351,459 |
80.29% |
Spanish |
16,391 |
4.16% |
31,704 |
7.24% |
Other Indo-European* |
27,334 |
6.94% |
34,478 |
7.88% |
Asian Language** |
9,276 |
2.36% |
17,266 |
3.94% |
Other |
2,503 |
0.64% |
2,839 |
0.65% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
393,876 |
100.00% |
437,746 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
15,955 |
50.32% |
Other Indo-European* |
9,853 |
28.58% |
Asian Language** |
6,740 |
39.04% |
Other Language |
627 |
22.09% |
Total |
33,175 |
7.58% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
7,764 |
47.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
8,144 |
29.79% |
Asian Language** |
4,480 |
48.30% |
Other Language |
652 |
26.05% |
Total |
21,040 |
5.34% |
* "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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