Manatee 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 |
184,060 |
92.29% |
218,481 |
87.74% |
Spanish |
8,165 |
4.09% |
19,924 |
8.00% |
Other Indo-European* |
5,709 |
2.86% |
8,167 |
3.28% |
Asian Language** |
1,038 |
0.52% |
1,674 |
0.67% |
Other |
470 |
0.24% |
758 |
0.30% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
199,442 |
100.00% |
249,004 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
9,825 |
49.31% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,596 |
31.79% |
Asian Language** |
848 |
50.66% |
Other Language |
169 |
22.30% |
Total |
13,438 |
5.40% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,794 |
46.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,788 |
31.32% |
Asian Language** |
495 |
47.69% |
Other Language |
113 |
24.04% |
Total |
6,190 |
3.10% |
* "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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