Montgomery 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 |
154,214 |
91.92% |
233,746 |
86.16% |
Spanish |
10,250 |
6.11% |
31,077 |
11.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,360 |
1.41% |
4,258 |
1.57% |
Asian Language** |
708 |
0.42% |
1,854 |
0.68% |
Other |
240 |
0.14% |
363 |
0.13% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
167,772 |
100.00% |
271,298 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
15,344 |
49.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
781 |
18.34% |
Asian Language** |
666 |
35.92% |
Other Language |
67 |
18.46% |
Total |
16,858 |
6.21% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,750 |
46.34% |
Other Indo-European* |
518 |
21.95% |
Asian Language** |
363 |
51.27% |
Other Language |
73 |
30.42% |
Total |
5,704 |
3.40% |
* "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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