Leon 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 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
169,090 |
93.82% |
208,570 |
92.40% |
Spanish |
5,313 |
2.95% |
8,248 |
3.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,631 |
2.01% |
4,883 |
2.16% |
Asian Language** |
1,494 |
0.83% |
2,924 |
1.30% |
Other |
701 |
0.39% |
1,093 |
0.48% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
180,229 |
100.00% |
225,718 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,162 |
26.21% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,040 |
21.30% |
Asian Language** |
1,053 |
36.01% |
Other Language |
187 |
17.11% |
Total |
4,442 |
1.97% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,714 |
32.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,058 |
29.14% |
Asian Language** |
736 |
49.26% |
Other Language |
191 |
27.25% |
Total |
3,699 |
2.05% |
* "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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