Kittitas 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 |
24,022 |
95.17% |
29,220 |
92.26% |
Spanish |
499 |
1.98% |
1,410 |
4.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
368 |
1.46% |
489 |
1.54% |
Asian Language** |
261 |
1.03% |
464 |
1.46% |
Other |
92 |
0.36% |
90 |
0.28% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
25,242 |
100.00% |
31,673 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
728 |
51.63% |
Other Indo-European* |
139 |
28.43% |
Asian Language** |
251 |
54.09% |
Other Language |
35 |
38.89% |
Total |
1,153 |
3.64% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
227 |
45.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
83 |
22.55% |
Asian Language** |
158 |
60.54% |
Other Language |
32 |
34.78% |
Total |
500 |
1.98% |
* "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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