Washington 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 |
84,530 |
95.96% |
104,005 |
94.99% |
Spanish |
517 |
0.59% |
1,874 |
1.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,855 |
3.24% |
3,211 |
2.93% |
Asian Language** |
101 |
0.11% |
240 |
0.22% |
Other |
85 |
0.10% |
163 |
0.15% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
88,088 |
100.00% |
109,493 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
771 |
41.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
922 |
28.71% |
Asian Language** |
86 |
35.83% |
Other Language |
35 |
21.47% |
Total |
1,814 |
1.66% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
154 |
29.79% |
Other Indo-European* |
832 |
29.14% |
Asian Language** |
28 |
27.72% |
Other Language |
17 |
20.00% |
Total |
1,031 |
1.17% |
* "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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