Chester 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 |
29,287 |
98.39% |
30,956 |
97.31% |
Spanish |
159 |
0.53% |
577 |
1.81% |
Other Indo-European* |
278 |
0.93% |
201 |
0.63% |
Asian Language** |
31 |
0.10% |
67 |
0.21% |
Other |
10 |
0.03% |
12 |
0.04% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
29,765 |
100.00% |
31,813 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
165 |
28.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
75 |
37.31% |
Asian Language** |
37 |
55.22% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
277 |
0.87% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
65 |
40.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
55 |
19.78% |
Asian Language** |
5 |
16.13% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
125 |
0.42% |
* "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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