Grafton 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 |
66,285 |
94.72% |
73,184 |
94.40% |
Spanish |
586 |
0.84% |
984 |
1.27% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,649 |
3.79% |
2,434 |
3.14% |
Asian Language** |
373 |
0.53% |
752 |
0.97% |
Other |
90 |
0.13% |
170 |
0.22% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
69,983 |
100.00% |
77,524 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
164 |
16.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
434 |
17.83% |
Asian Language** |
208 |
27.66% |
Other Language |
41 |
24.12% |
Total |
847 |
1.09% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
190 |
32.42% |
Other Indo-European* |
603 |
22.76% |
Asian Language** |
126 |
33.78% |
Other Language |
20 |
22.22% |
Total |
939 |
1.34% |
* "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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