Ashtabula 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 |
87,190 |
94.26% |
91,085 |
94.88% |
Spanish |
1,373 |
1.48% |
2,292 |
2.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,980 |
3.22% |
2,229 |
2.32% |
Asian Language** |
314 |
0.34% |
122 |
0.13% |
Other |
641 |
0.69% |
277 |
0.29% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
92,498 |
100.00% |
96,005 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,019 |
44.46% |
Other Indo-European* |
715 |
32.08% |
Asian Language** |
54 |
44.26% |
Other Language |
86 |
31.05% |
Total |
1,874 |
1.95% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
668 |
48.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
869 |
29.16% |
Asian Language** |
160 |
50.96% |
Other Language |
223 |
34.79% |
Total |
1,920 |
2.08% |
* "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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