Iowa 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 |
12,643 |
93.10% |
14,010 |
95.22% |
Spanish |
97 |
0.71% |
164 |
1.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
829 |
6.10% |
498 |
3.38% |
Asian Language** |
11 |
0.08% |
38 |
0.26% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
4 |
0.03% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
13,580 |
100.00% |
14,714 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
46 |
28.05% |
Other Indo-European* |
95 |
19.08% |
Asian Language** |
15 |
39.47% |
Other Language |
0 |
0.00% |
Total |
156 |
1.06% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
36 |
37.11% |
Other Indo-European* |
242 |
29.19% |
Asian Language** |
11 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
289 |
2.13% |
* "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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