Beaver 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 |
164,190 |
94.17% |
164,183 |
95.68% |
Spanish |
1,178 |
0.68% |
1,860 |
1.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
8,548 |
4.90% |
4,979 |
2.90% |
Asian Language** |
126 |
0.07% |
260 |
0.15% |
Other |
311 |
0.18% |
312 |
0.18% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
174,353 |
100.00% |
171,594 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
496 |
26.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,284 |
25.79% |
Asian Language** |
140 |
53.85% |
Other Language |
83 |
26.60% |
Total |
2,003 |
1.17% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
290 |
24.62% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,534 |
29.64% |
Asian Language** |
40 |
31.75% |
Other Language |
86 |
27.65% |
Total |
2,950 |
1.69% |
* "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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