Bulloch 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 |
38,920 |
96.27% |
49,849 |
94.48% |
Spanish |
637 |
1.58% |
1,455 |
2.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
717 |
1.77% |
801 |
1.52% |
Asian Language** |
133 |
0.33% |
476 |
0.90% |
Other |
20 |
0.05% |
180 |
0.34% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
40,427 |
100.00% |
52,761 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
726 |
49.90% |
Other Indo-European* |
191 |
23.85% |
Asian Language** |
218 |
45.80% |
Other Language |
55 |
30.56% |
Total |
1,190 |
2.26% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
294 |
46.15% |
Other Indo-European* |
226 |
31.52% |
Asian Language** |
94 |
70.68% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
614 |
1.52% |
* "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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