Hartford 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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
645,384 |
81.23% |
628,513 |
78.30% |
Spanish |
57,562 |
7.25% |
82,359 |
10.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
81,384 |
10.24% |
76,149 |
9.49% |
Asian Language** |
6,950 |
0.87% |
11,978 |
1.49% |
Other |
3,217 |
0.40% |
3,703 |
0.46% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
794,497 |
100.00% |
802,702 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
33,758 |
40.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
29,276 |
38.45% |
Asian Language** |
6,432 |
53.70% |
Other Language |
1,024 |
27.65% |
Total |
70,490 |
8.78% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
28,262 |
49.10% |
Other Indo-European* |
30,695 |
37.72% |
Asian Language** |
3,951 |
56.85% |
Other Language |
896 |
27.85% |
Total |
63,804 |
8.03% |
* "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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