Albany, GA
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 |
99,798 |
96.59% |
107,007 |
95.82% |
Spanish |
1,937 |
1.87% |
2,647 |
2.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,048 |
1.01% |
1,113 |
1.00% |
Asian Language** |
429 |
0.42% |
746 |
0.67% |
Other |
112 |
0.11% |
164 |
0.15% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
103,324 |
100.00% |
111,677 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
966 |
36.49% |
Other Indo-European* |
311 |
27.94% |
Asian Language** |
380 |
50.94% |
Other Language |
20 |
12.20% |
Total |
1,677 |
1.50% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
700 |
36.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
425 |
40.55% |
Asian Language** |
192 |
44.76% |
Other Language |
26 |
23.21% |
Total |
1,343 |
1.30% |
* "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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