Warren 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 |
102,095 |
97.12% |
139,723 |
95.73% |
Spanish |
1,072 |
1.02% |
2,200 |
1.51% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,408 |
1.34% |
2,498 |
1.71% |
Asian Language** |
443 |
0.42% |
1,245 |
0.85% |
Other |
101 |
0.10% |
295 |
0.20% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
105,119 |
100.00% |
145,961 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
744 |
33.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
553 |
22.14% |
Asian Language** |
570 |
45.78% |
Other Language |
61 |
20.68% |
Total |
1,928 |
1.32% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
333 |
31.06% |
Other Indo-European* |
383 |
27.20% |
Asian Language** |
192 |
43.34% |
Other Language |
23 |
22.77% |
Total |
931 |
0.89% |
* "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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