Armstrong 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 |
66,700 |
96.61% |
66,809 |
97.51% |
Spanish |
477 |
0.69% |
546 |
0.80% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,661 |
2.41% |
934 |
1.36% |
Asian Language** |
101 |
0.15% |
140 |
0.20% |
Other |
101 |
0.15% |
84 |
0.12% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
69,040 |
100.00% |
68,513 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
204 |
37.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
233 |
24.95% |
Asian Language** |
44 |
31.43% |
Other Language |
29 |
34.52% |
Total |
510 |
0.74% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
167 |
35.01% |
Other Indo-European* |
539 |
32.45% |
Asian Language** |
54 |
53.47% |
Other Language |
12 |
11.88% |
Total |
772 |
1.12% |
* "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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