Harrison 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 |
27,262 |
97.91% |
31,340 |
97.57% |
Spanish |
238 |
0.85% |
471 |
1.47% |
Other Indo-European* |
292 |
1.05% |
253 |
0.79% |
Asian Language** |
33 |
0.12% |
42 |
0.13% |
Other |
18 |
0.06% |
15 |
0.05% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
27,843 |
100.00% |
32,121 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
193 |
40.98% |
Other Indo-European* |
23 |
9.09% |
Asian Language** |
12 |
28.57% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
228 |
0.71% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
41 |
17.23% |
Other Indo-European* |
90 |
30.82% |
Asian Language** |
18 |
54.55% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
149 |
0.54% |
* "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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