Pitt 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 |
96,867 |
96.63% |
117,685 |
93.97% |
Spanish |
1,559 |
1.56% |
4,780 |
3.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,356 |
1.35% |
1,644 |
1.31% |
Asian Language** |
367 |
0.37% |
692 |
0.55% |
Other |
99 |
0.10% |
437 |
0.35% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
100,248 |
100.00% |
125,238 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,553 |
53.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
307 |
18.67% |
Asian Language** |
306 |
44.22% |
Other Language |
91 |
20.82% |
Total |
3,257 |
2.60% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
508 |
32.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
430 |
31.71% |
Asian Language** |
164 |
44.69% |
Other Language |
53 |
53.54% |
Total |
1,155 |
1.15% |
* "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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