Perry 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 |
19,355 |
96.91% |
21,270 |
97.26% |
Spanish |
290 |
1.45% |
347 |
1.59% |
Other Indo-European* |
259 |
1.30% |
187 |
0.86% |
Asian Language** |
47 |
0.24% |
65 |
0.30% |
Other |
21 |
0.11% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
19,972 |
100.00% |
21,869 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
107 |
30.84% |
Other Indo-European* |
53 |
28.34% |
Asian Language** |
28 |
43.08% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
188 |
0.86% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
34 |
11.72% |
Other Indo-European* |
120 |
46.33% |
Asian Language** |
18 |
38.30% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
172 |
0.86% |
* "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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