Clarke 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 |
76,575 |
93.15% |
84,683 |
88.16% |
Spanish |
1,742 |
2.12% |
6,105 |
6.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,083 |
2.53% |
2,462 |
2.56% |
Asian Language** |
1,447 |
1.76% |
2,227 |
2.32% |
Other |
363 |
0.44% |
574 |
0.60% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
82,210 |
100.00% |
96,051 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
3,788 |
62.05% |
Other Indo-European* |
564 |
22.91% |
Asian Language** |
985 |
44.23% |
Other Language |
157 |
27.35% |
Total |
5,494 |
5.72% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
607 |
34.85% |
Other Indo-European* |
598 |
28.71% |
Asian Language** |
878 |
60.68% |
Other Language |
109 |
30.03% |
Total |
2,192 |
2.67% |
* "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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