Miami 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 |
21,192 |
97.21% |
25,799 |
97.57% |
Spanish |
327 |
1.50% |
400 |
1.51% |
Other Indo-European* |
200 |
0.92% |
187 |
0.71% |
Asian Language** |
66 |
0.30% |
56 |
0.21% |
Other |
16 |
0.07% |
0 |
0.00% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
21,801 |
100.00% |
26,442 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
116 |
29.00% |
Other Indo-European* |
75 |
40.11% |
Asian Language** |
23 |
41.07% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
214 |
0.81% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
75 |
22.94% |
Other Indo-European* |
60 |
30.00% |
Asian Language** |
14 |
21.21% |
Other Language |
3 |
18.75% |
Total |
152 |
0.70% |
* "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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