Skagit 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 |
68,890 |
93.18% |
85,002 |
88.29% |
Spanish |
2,992 |
4.05% |
8,255 |
8.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,414 |
1.91% |
1,758 |
1.83% |
Asian Language** |
488 |
0.66% |
1,104 |
1.15% |
Other |
151 |
0.20% |
158 |
0.16% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
73,935 |
100.00% |
96,277 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,964 |
60.13% |
Other Indo-European* |
542 |
30.83% |
Asian Language** |
496 |
44.93% |
Other Language |
67 |
42.41% |
Total |
6,069 |
6.30% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,265 |
42.28% |
Other Indo-European* |
352 |
24.89% |
Asian Language** |
194 |
39.75% |
Other Language |
19 |
12.58% |
Total |
1,830 |
2.48% |
* "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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