Indian River 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 |
|
|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
79,270 |
92.88% |
96,498 |
89.56% |
Spanish |
2,602 |
3.05% |
6,925 |
6.43% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,017 |
3.53% |
3,527 |
3.27% |
Asian Language** |
239 |
0.28% |
585 |
0.54% |
Other |
223 |
0.26% |
210 |
0.19% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
85,351 |
100.00% |
107,745 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,589 |
51.83% |
Other Indo-European* |
880 |
24.95% |
Asian Language** |
200 |
34.19% |
Other Language |
82 |
39.05% |
Total |
4,751 |
4.41% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,209 |
46.46% |
Other Indo-European* |
763 |
25.29% |
Asian Language** |
60 |
25.10% |
Other Language |
91 |
40.81% |
Total |
2,123 |
2.49% |
* "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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