Martin 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 |
87,204 |
90.97% |
107,584 |
88.71% |
Spanish |
4,410 |
4.60% |
8,139 |
6.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,619 |
3.78% |
4,229 |
3.49% |
Asian Language** |
351 |
0.37% |
363 |
0.30% |
Other |
280 |
0.29% |
962 |
0.79% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
95,864 |
100.00% |
121,277 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
4,499 |
55.28% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,078 |
25.49% |
Asian Language** |
170 |
46.83% |
Other Language |
593 |
61.64% |
Total |
6,340 |
5.23% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,092 |
47.44% |
Other Indo-European* |
983 |
27.16% |
Asian Language** |
256 |
72.93% |
Other Language |
75 |
26.79% |
Total |
3,406 |
3.55% |
* "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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