Grundy 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 |
10,616 |
94.33% |
11,230 |
96.02% |
Spanish |
93 |
0.83% |
125 |
1.07% |
Other Indo-European* |
539 |
4.79% |
336 |
2.87% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
0.04% |
5 |
0.04% |
Other |
2 |
0.02% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
11,254 |
100.00% |
11,696 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
58 |
46.40% |
Other Indo-European* |
68 |
20.24% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
60.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
129 |
1.10% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
35 |
37.63% |
Other Indo-European* |
114 |
21.15% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
153 |
1.36% |
* "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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