Boone 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 |
34,455 |
97.62% |
41,541 |
97.24% |
Spanish |
407 |
1.15% |
466 |
1.09% |
Other Indo-European* |
388 |
1.10% |
555 |
1.30% |
Asian Language** |
31 |
0.09% |
147 |
0.34% |
Other |
14 |
0.04% |
13 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
35,295 |
100.00% |
42,722 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
98 |
21.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
81 |
14.59% |
Asian Language** |
57 |
38.78% |
Other Language |
7 |
53.85% |
Total |
243 |
0.57% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
182 |
44.72% |
Other Indo-European* |
98 |
25.26% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
6.45% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
282 |
0.80% |
* "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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