Noble 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 |
33,357 |
95.76% |
38,545 |
90.40% |
Spanish |
698 |
2.00% |
2,860 |
6.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
717 |
2.06% |
984 |
2.31% |
Asian Language** |
47 |
0.13% |
165 |
0.39% |
Other |
16 |
0.05% |
83 |
0.19% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
34,835 |
100.00% |
42,637 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,687 |
58.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
376 |
38.21% |
Asian Language** |
111 |
67.27% |
Other Language |
63 |
75.90% |
Total |
2,237 |
5.25% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
200 |
28.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
279 |
38.91% |
Asian Language** |
26 |
55.32% |
Other Language |
6 |
37.50% |
Total |
511 |
1.47% |
* "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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