Cass 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 |
34,986 |
97.67% |
35,265 |
92.65% |
Spanish |
226 |
0.63% |
2,216 |
5.82% |
Other Indo-European* |
511 |
1.43% |
340 |
0.89% |
Asian Language** |
89 |
0.25% |
216 |
0.57% |
Other |
7 |
0.02% |
26 |
0.07% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
35,819 |
100.00% |
38,063 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,186 |
53.52% |
Other Indo-European* |
146 |
42.94% |
Asian Language** |
112 |
51.85% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
1,444 |
3.79% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
61 |
26.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
118 |
23.09% |
Asian Language** |
54 |
60.67% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
233 |
0.65% |
* "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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