Hampton city
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 |
116,865 |
94.80% |
128,122 |
93.31% |
Spanish |
2,281 |
1.85% |
3,956 |
2.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,345 |
1.90% |
2,841 |
2.07% |
Asian Language** |
1,650 |
1.34% |
1,971 |
1.44% |
Other |
140 |
0.11% |
413 |
0.30% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
123,281 |
100.00% |
137,303 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,159 |
29.30% |
Other Indo-European* |
715 |
25.17% |
Asian Language** |
946 |
48.00% |
Other Language |
120 |
29.06% |
Total |
2,940 |
2.14% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
761 |
33.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
489 |
20.85% |
Asian Language** |
848 |
51.39% |
Other Language |
62 |
44.29% |
Total |
2,160 |
1.75% |
* "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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