Orange 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 |
23,355 |
96.74% |
25,800 |
96.89% |
Spanish |
136 |
0.56% |
144 |
0.54% |
Other Indo-European* |
559 |
2.32% |
623 |
2.34% |
Asian Language** |
20 |
0.08% |
37 |
0.14% |
Other |
71 |
0.29% |
23 |
0.09% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
24,141 |
100.00% |
26,627 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
49 |
34.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
146 |
23.43% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
10.81% |
Other Language |
5 |
21.74% |
Total |
204 |
0.77% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
30 |
22.06% |
Other Indo-European* |
128 |
22.90% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
30.00% |
Other Language |
4 |
5.63% |
Total |
168 |
0.70% |
* "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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