Johnson 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 |
79,413 |
96.99% |
102,881 |
96.49% |
Spanish |
982 |
1.20% |
1,828 |
1.71% |
Other Indo-European* |
988 |
1.21% |
1,299 |
1.22% |
Asian Language** |
451 |
0.55% |
522 |
0.49% |
Other |
45 |
0.05% |
95 |
0.09% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
81,879 |
100.00% |
106,625 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
555 |
30.36% |
Other Indo-European* |
282 |
21.71% |
Asian Language** |
222 |
42.53% |
Other Language |
26 |
27.37% |
Total |
1,085 |
1.02% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
344 |
35.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
233 |
23.58% |
Asian Language** |
305 |
67.63% |
Other Language |
21 |
46.67% |
Total |
903 |
1.10% |
* "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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