Towns 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 |
6,301 |
97.78% |
8,534 |
95.92% |
Spanish |
26 |
0.40% |
201 |
2.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
85 |
1.32% |
128 |
1.44% |
Asian Language** |
15 |
0.23% |
32 |
0.36% |
Other |
17 |
0.26% |
2 |
0.02% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
6,444 |
100.00% |
8,897 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
106 |
52.74% |
Other Indo-European* |
17 |
13.28% |
Asian Language** |
17 |
53.13% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
140 |
1.57% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
11 |
42.31% |
Other Indo-European* |
2 |
2.35% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
40.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
19 |
0.29% |
* "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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