DeKalb 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 |
67,788 |
92.81% |
75,010 |
89.97% |
Spanish |
1,631 |
2.23% |
4,669 |
5.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,344 |
3.21% |
2,284 |
2.74% |
Asian Language** |
912 |
1.25% |
1,028 |
1.23% |
Other |
362 |
0.50% |
379 |
0.45% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
73,037 |
100.00% |
83,370 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
2,103 |
45.04% |
Other Indo-European* |
515 |
22.55% |
Asian Language** |
413 |
40.18% |
Other Language |
80 |
21.11% |
Total |
3,111 |
3.73% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
683 |
41.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
418 |
17.83% |
Asian Language** |
446 |
48.90% |
Other Language |
31 |
8.56% |
Total |
1,578 |
2.16% |
* "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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