Lawrence 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 |
28,676 |
97.93% |
31,818 |
97.53% |
Spanish |
425 |
1.45% |
523 |
1.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
127 |
0.43% |
178 |
0.55% |
Asian Language** |
55 |
0.19% |
74 |
0.23% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
32 |
0.10% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
29,283 |
100.00% |
32,625 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
240 |
45.89% |
Other Indo-European* |
55 |
30.90% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
12.16% |
Other Language |
15 |
46.88% |
Total |
319 |
0.98% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
165 |
38.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
21 |
16.54% |
Asian Language** |
5 |
9.09% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
191 |
0.65% |
* "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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