Beaufort 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 |
74,935 |
94.82% |
101,637 |
90.12% |
Spanish |
1,733 |
2.19% |
8,000 |
7.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,703 |
2.15% |
2,272 |
2.01% |
Asian Language** |
511 |
0.65% |
721 |
0.64% |
Other |
146 |
0.18% |
153 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
79,028 |
100.00% |
112,783 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,321 |
54.01% |
Other Indo-European* |
411 |
18.09% |
Asian Language** |
247 |
34.26% |
Other Language |
42 |
27.45% |
Total |
5,021 |
4.45% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
557 |
32.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
439 |
25.78% |
Asian Language** |
151 |
29.55% |
Other Language |
23 |
15.75% |
Total |
1,170 |
1.48% |
* "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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