Floyd 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 |
73,640 |
97.07% |
77,950 |
92.22% |
Spanish |
1,257 |
1.66% |
4,611 |
5.46% |
Other Indo-European* |
779 |
1.03% |
1,020 |
1.21% |
Asian Language** |
167 |
0.22% |
579 |
0.69% |
Other |
22 |
0.03% |
364 |
0.43% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
75,865 |
100.00% |
84,524 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,016 |
65.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
375 |
36.76% |
Asian Language** |
359 |
62.00% |
Other Language |
114 |
31.32% |
Total |
3,864 |
4.57% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
479 |
38.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
275 |
35.30% |
Asian Language** |
45 |
26.95% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
799 |
1.05% |
* "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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