Schuylkill 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 |
134,887 |
93.80% |
136,615 |
95.52% |
Spanish |
817 |
0.57% |
1,737 |
1.21% |
Other Indo-European* |
7,630 |
5.31% |
4,290 |
3.00% |
Asian Language** |
340 |
0.24% |
287 |
0.20% |
Other |
134 |
0.09% |
97 |
0.07% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
143,808 |
100.00% |
143,026 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
795 |
45.77% |
Other Indo-European* |
973 |
22.68% |
Asian Language** |
143 |
49.83% |
Other Language |
10 |
10.31% |
Total |
1,921 |
1.34% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
217 |
26.56% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,080 |
27.26% |
Asian Language** |
134 |
39.41% |
Other Language |
23 |
17.16% |
Total |
2,454 |
1.71% |
* "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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