Utah 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 |
219,403 |
93.25% |
290,564 |
88.54% |
Spanish |
7,884 |
3.35% |
24,457 |
7.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,386 |
1.86% |
7,638 |
2.33% |
Asian Language** |
2,864 |
1.22% |
4,795 |
1.46% |
Other |
741 |
0.31% |
736 |
0.22% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
235,278 |
100.00% |
328,190 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
10,403 |
42.54% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,356 |
17.75% |
Asian Language** |
1,777 |
37.06% |
Other Language |
194 |
26.36% |
Total |
13,730 |
4.18% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,317 |
29.39% |
Other Indo-European* |
889 |
20.27% |
Asian Language** |
905 |
31.60% |
Other Language |
162 |
21.86% |
Total |
4,273 |
1.82% |
* "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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