York 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 |
118,466 |
97.18% |
146,479 |
95.37% |
Spanish |
1,416 |
1.16% |
4,122 |
2.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,320 |
1.08% |
1,728 |
1.13% |
Asian Language** |
645 |
0.53% |
1,066 |
0.69% |
Other |
57 |
0.05% |
196 |
0.13% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
121,904 |
100.00% |
153,591 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,961 |
47.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
459 |
26.56% |
Asian Language** |
514 |
48.22% |
Other Language |
45 |
22.96% |
Total |
2,979 |
1.94% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
374 |
26.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
394 |
29.85% |
Asian Language** |
340 |
52.71% |
Other Language |
21 |
36.84% |
Total |
1,129 |
0.93% |
* "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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