Fayette 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 |
55,230 |
95.28% |
79,981 |
92.99% |
Spanish |
1,028 |
1.77% |
2,295 |
2.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
782 |
1.35% |
2,092 |
2.43% |
Asian Language** |
829 |
1.43% |
1,415 |
1.65% |
Other |
98 |
0.17% |
224 |
0.26% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
57,967 |
100.00% |
86,007 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
728 |
31.72% |
Other Indo-European* |
472 |
22.56% |
Asian Language** |
797 |
56.33% |
Other Language |
64 |
28.57% |
Total |
2,061 |
2.40% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
290 |
28.21% |
Other Indo-European* |
73 |
9.34% |
Asian Language** |
501 |
60.43% |
Other Language |
6 |
6.12% |
Total |
870 |
1.50% |
* "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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