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 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
184,271 |
95.62% |
184,746 |
96.39% |
Spanish |
1,413 |
0.73% |
1,689 |
0.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
6,524 |
3.39% |
4,486 |
2.34% |
Asian Language** |
223 |
0.12% |
438 |
0.23% |
Other |
271 |
0.14% |
299 |
0.16% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
192,702 |
100.00% |
191,658 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
465 |
27.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,233 |
27.49% |
Asian Language** |
164 |
37.44% |
Other Language |
55 |
18.39% |
Total |
1,917 |
1.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
514 |
36.38% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,844 |
28.26% |
Asian Language** |
103 |
46.19% |
Other Language |
81 |
29.89% |
Total |
2,542 |
1.32% |
* "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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