Madison 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 |
14,867 |
97.34% |
16,794 |
95.17% |
Spanish |
219 |
1.43% |
614 |
3.48% |
Other Indo-European* |
151 |
0.99% |
152 |
0.86% |
Asian Language** |
29 |
0.19% |
50 |
0.28% |
Other |
7 |
0.05% |
36 |
0.20% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
15,273 |
100.00% |
17,646 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
282 |
45.93% |
Other Indo-European* |
14 |
9.21% |
Asian Language** |
50 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
346 |
1.96% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
133 |
60.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
57 |
37.75% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
190 |
1.24% |
* "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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