St. Clair 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 |
45,667 |
98.22% |
59,271 |
97.86% |
Spanish |
357 |
0.77% |
855 |
1.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
417 |
0.90% |
313 |
0.52% |
Asian Language** |
32 |
0.07% |
121 |
0.20% |
Other |
20 |
0.04% |
6 |
0.01% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
46,493 |
100.00% |
60,566 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
262 |
30.64% |
Other Indo-European* |
85 |
27.16% |
Asian Language** |
48 |
39.67% |
Other Language |
6 |
100.00% |
Total |
401 |
0.66% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
130 |
36.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
157 |
37.65% |
Asian Language** |
11 |
34.38% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
298 |
0.64% |
* "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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