Laurens 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 |
36,234 |
97.85% |
40,561 |
97.23% |
Spanish |
256 |
0.69% |
714 |
1.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
416 |
1.12% |
304 |
0.73% |
Asian Language** |
110 |
0.30% |
123 |
0.29% |
Other |
13 |
0.04% |
14 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
37,029 |
100.00% |
41,716 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
226 |
31.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
114 |
37.50% |
Asian Language** |
63 |
51.22% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
403 |
0.97% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
62 |
24.22% |
Other Indo-European* |
101 |
24.28% |
Asian Language** |
36 |
32.73% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
199 |
0.54% |
* "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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