Jasper 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 |
31,670 |
97.29% |
33,801 |
96.92% |
Spanish |
247 |
0.76% |
574 |
1.65% |
Other Indo-European* |
489 |
1.50% |
401 |
1.15% |
Asian Language** |
145 |
0.45% |
59 |
0.17% |
Other |
2 |
0.01% |
39 |
0.11% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
32,553 |
100.00% |
34,874 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
159 |
27.70% |
Other Indo-European* |
89 |
22.19% |
Asian Language** |
18 |
30.51% |
Other Language |
8 |
20.51% |
Total |
274 |
0.79% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
62 |
25.10% |
Other Indo-European* |
100 |
20.45% |
Asian Language** |
99 |
68.28% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
261 |
0.80% |
* "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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