Livingston 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 |
35,220 |
95.99% |
36,030 |
96.44% |
Spanish |
764 |
2.08% |
883 |
2.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
609 |
1.66% |
323 |
0.86% |
Asian Language** |
58 |
0.16% |
75 |
0.20% |
Other |
42 |
0.11% |
50 |
0.13% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
36,693 |
100.00% |
37,361 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
282 |
31.94% |
Other Indo-European* |
94 |
29.10% |
Asian Language** |
23 |
30.67% |
Other Language |
17 |
34.00% |
Total |
416 |
1.11% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
400 |
52.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
107 |
17.57% |
Asian Language** |
15 |
25.86% |
Other Language |
6 |
14.29% |
Total |
528 |
1.44% |
* "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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