Marion 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 |
171,020 |
93.69% |
224,174 |
91.19% |
Spanish |
5,672 |
3.11% |
13,815 |
5.62% |
Other Indo-European* |
4,703 |
2.58% |
6,129 |
2.49% |
Asian Language** |
634 |
0.35% |
912 |
0.37% |
Other |
514 |
0.28% |
807 |
0.33% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
182,543 |
100.00% |
245,837 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
5,757 |
41.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,433 |
23.38% |
Asian Language** |
419 |
45.94% |
Other Language |
156 |
19.33% |
Total |
7,765 |
3.16% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,348 |
41.40% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,406 |
29.90% |
Asian Language** |
269 |
42.43% |
Other Language |
195 |
37.94% |
Total |
4,218 |
2.31% |
* "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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