Coweta 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 |
48,239 |
97.66% |
77,496 |
94.37% |
Spanish |
484 |
0.98% |
3,011 |
3.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
576 |
1.17% |
1,177 |
1.43% |
Asian Language** |
91 |
0.18% |
318 |
0.39% |
Other |
5 |
0.01% |
115 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
49,395 |
100.00% |
82,117 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,748 |
58.05% |
Other Indo-European* |
347 |
29.48% |
Asian Language** |
105 |
33.02% |
Other Language |
36 |
31.30% |
Total |
2,236 |
2.72% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
167 |
34.50% |
Other Indo-European* |
183 |
31.77% |
Asian Language** |
45 |
49.45% |
Other Language |
5 |
100.00% |
Total |
400 |
0.81% |
* "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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