Morgan 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 |
33,157 |
97.12% |
33,534 |
96.67% |
Spanish |
444 |
1.30% |
543 |
1.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
343 |
1.00% |
439 |
1.27% |
Asian Language** |
164 |
0.48% |
141 |
0.41% |
Other |
31 |
0.09% |
32 |
0.09% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
34,139 |
100.00% |
34,689 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
183 |
33.70% |
Other Indo-European* |
102 |
23.23% |
Asian Language** |
49 |
34.75% |
Other Language |
10 |
31.25% |
Total |
344 |
0.99% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
113 |
25.45% |
Other Indo-European* |
100 |
29.15% |
Asian Language** |
52 |
31.71% |
Other Language |
5 |
16.13% |
Total |
270 |
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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