Camden 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 |
409,024 |
88.30% |
400,711 |
84.42% |
Spanish |
28,029 |
6.05% |
40,475 |
8.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
17,858 |
3.86% |
18,920 |
3.99% |
Asian Language** |
6,716 |
1.45% |
12,189 |
2.57% |
Other |
1,589 |
0.34% |
2,366 |
0.50% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
463,216 |
100.00% |
474,661 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
17,199 |
42.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
5,910 |
31.24% |
Asian Language** |
6,350 |
52.10% |
Other Language |
637 |
26.92% |
Total |
30,096 |
6.34% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
12,482 |
44.53% |
Other Indo-European* |
5,129 |
28.72% |
Asian Language** |
3,455 |
51.44% |
Other Language |
558 |
35.12% |
Total |
21,624 |
4.67% |
* "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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