Wayne 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 |
20,130 |
97.59% |
23,417 |
94.38% |
Spanish |
330 |
1.60% |
896 |
3.61% |
Other Indo-European* |
134 |
0.65% |
369 |
1.49% |
Asian Language** |
16 |
0.08% |
103 |
0.42% |
Other |
18 |
0.09% |
26 |
0.10% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
20,628 |
100.00% |
24,811 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
255 |
28.46% |
Other Indo-European* |
68 |
18.43% |
Asian Language** |
79 |
76.70% |
Other Language |
21 |
80.77% |
Total |
423 |
1.70% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
95 |
28.79% |
Other Indo-European* |
43 |
32.09% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
37.50% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
144 |
0.70% |
* "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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