Lowndes 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 |
67,221 |
96.28% |
81,522 |
95.09% |
Spanish |
1,144 |
1.64% |
2,702 |
3.15% |
Other Indo-European* |
933 |
1.34% |
881 |
1.03% |
Asian Language** |
406 |
0.58% |
592 |
0.69% |
Other |
114 |
0.16% |
31 |
0.04% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
69,818 |
100.00% |
85,728 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,026 |
37.97% |
Other Indo-European* |
172 |
19.52% |
Asian Language** |
299 |
50.51% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
1,497 |
1.75% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
413 |
36.10% |
Other Indo-European* |
260 |
27.87% |
Asian Language** |
256 |
63.05% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
929 |
1.33% |
* "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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