Washington 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 |
42,021 |
95.57% |
75,858 |
92.37% |
Spanish |
942 |
2.14% |
4,129 |
5.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
516 |
1.17% |
1,013 |
1.23% |
Asian Language** |
210 |
0.48% |
668 |
0.81% |
Other |
281 |
0.64% |
453 |
0.55% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
43,970 |
100.00% |
82,121 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,763 |
42.70% |
Other Indo-European* |
178 |
17.57% |
Asian Language** |
175 |
26.20% |
Other Language |
83 |
18.32% |
Total |
2,199 |
2.68% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
180 |
19.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
181 |
35.08% |
Asian Language** |
60 |
28.57% |
Other Language |
57 |
20.28% |
Total |
478 |
1.09% |
* "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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