Kent 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 |
138,861 |
91.97% |
143,864 |
91.52% |
Spanish |
1,335 |
0.88% |
2,902 |
1.85% |
Other Indo-European* |
9,799 |
6.49% |
8,396 |
5.34% |
Asian Language** |
773 |
0.51% |
1,510 |
0.96% |
Other |
213 |
0.14% |
519 |
0.33% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
150,981 |
100.00% |
157,191 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
921 |
31.74% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,298 |
27.37% |
Asian Language** |
700 |
46.36% |
Other Language |
183 |
35.26% |
Total |
4,102 |
2.61% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
339 |
25.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,999 |
30.61% |
Asian Language** |
291 |
37.65% |
Other Language |
36 |
16.90% |
Total |
3,665 |
2.43% |
* "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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