Vanderburgh 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 |
148,877 |
96.92% |
155,085 |
96.16% |
Spanish |
1,531 |
1.00% |
2,573 |
1.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,423 |
1.58% |
2,359 |
1.46% |
Asian Language** |
628 |
0.41% |
1,025 |
0.64% |
Other |
143 |
0.09% |
242 |
0.15% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
153,602 |
100.00% |
161,284 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
846 |
32.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
656 |
27.81% |
Asian Language** |
453 |
44.20% |
Other Language |
75 |
30.99% |
Total |
2,030 |
1.26% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
492 |
32.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
707 |
29.18% |
Asian Language** |
379 |
60.35% |
Other Language |
36 |
25.17% |
Total |
1,614 |
1.05% |
* "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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