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 |
52,103 |
94.71% |
55,648 |
96.58% |
Spanish |
1,288 |
2.34% |
794 |
1.38% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,482 |
2.69% |
965 |
1.67% |
Asian Language** |
47 |
0.09% |
132 |
0.23% |
Other |
92 |
0.17% |
80 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
55,012 |
100.00% |
57,619 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
358 |
45.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
208 |
21.55% |
Asian Language** |
66 |
50.00% |
Other Language |
15 |
18.75% |
Total |
647 |
1.12% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
543 |
42.16% |
Other Indo-European* |
370 |
24.97% |
Asian Language** |
27 |
57.45% |
Other Language |
14 |
15.22% |
Total |
954 |
1.73% |
* "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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