Tipton 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 |
14,675 |
97.17% |
15,170 |
97.39% |
Spanish |
241 |
1.60% |
245 |
1.57% |
Other Indo-European* |
139 |
0.92% |
57 |
0.37% |
Asian Language** |
48 |
0.32% |
91 |
0.58% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
13 |
0.08% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
15,103 |
100.00% |
15,576 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
59 |
24.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
6 |
10.53% |
Asian Language** |
36 |
39.56% |
Other Language |
5 |
38.46% |
Total |
106 |
0.68% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
45 |
18.67% |
Other Indo-European* |
47 |
33.81% |
Asian Language** |
19 |
39.58% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
111 |
0.73% |
* "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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