Kitsap 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 |
163,186 |
93.66% |
198,612 |
91.69% |
Spanish |
3,031 |
1.74% |
5,419 |
2.50% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,278 |
1.88% |
3,885 |
1.79% |
Asian Language** |
4,484 |
2.57% |
8,198 |
3.78% |
Other |
254 |
0.15% |
509 |
0.23% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
174,233 |
100.00% |
216,623 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,450 |
26.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
694 |
17.86% |
Asian Language** |
3,003 |
36.63% |
Other Language |
97 |
19.06% |
Total |
5,244 |
2.42% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
782 |
25.80% |
Other Indo-European* |
854 |
26.05% |
Asian Language** |
1,822 |
40.63% |
Other Language |
79 |
31.10% |
Total |
3,537 |
2.03% |
* "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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