Carroll 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 |
64,628 |
97.57% |
77,147 |
95.16% |
Spanish |
771 |
1.16% |
2,599 |
3.21% |
Other Indo-European* |
678 |
1.02% |
880 |
1.09% |
Asian Language** |
129 |
0.19% |
363 |
0.45% |
Other |
33 |
0.05% |
82 |
0.10% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
66,239 |
100.00% |
81,071 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,573 |
60.52% |
Other Indo-European* |
291 |
33.07% |
Asian Language** |
129 |
35.54% |
Other Language |
33 |
40.24% |
Total |
2,026 |
2.50% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
300 |
38.91% |
Other Indo-European* |
189 |
27.88% |
Asian Language** |
32 |
24.81% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
521 |
0.79% |
* "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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