Spotsylvania 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 |
50,061 |
95.49% |
79,142 |
94.49% |
Spanish |
978 |
1.87% |
2,337 |
2.79% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,000 |
1.91% |
1,366 |
1.63% |
Asian Language** |
357 |
0.68% |
804 |
0.96% |
Other |
30 |
0.06% |
104 |
0.12% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
52,426 |
100.00% |
83,753 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
816 |
34.92% |
Other Indo-European* |
296 |
21.67% |
Asian Language** |
304 |
37.81% |
Other Language |
66 |
63.46% |
Total |
1,482 |
1.77% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
404 |
41.31% |
Other Indo-European* |
227 |
22.70% |
Asian Language** |
144 |
40.34% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
775 |
1.48% |
* "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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