Baldwin 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 |
89,318 |
97.53% |
126,636 |
96.04% |
Spanish |
970 |
1.06% |
2,989 |
2.27% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,175 |
1.28% |
1,816 |
1.38% |
Asian Language** |
92 |
0.10% |
339 |
0.26% |
Other |
24 |
0.03% |
82 |
0.06% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
91,579 |
100.00% |
131,862 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,114 |
37.27% |
Other Indo-European* |
392 |
21.59% |
Asian Language** |
186 |
54.87% |
Other Language |
32 |
39.02% |
Total |
1,724 |
1.31% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
270 |
27.84% |
Other Indo-European* |
228 |
19.40% |
Asian Language** |
46 |
50.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
544 |
0.59% |
* "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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