Pottawatomie 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 |
14,465 |
97.66% |
16,370 |
97.02% |
Spanish |
99 |
0.67% |
297 |
1.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
181 |
1.22% |
149 |
0.88% |
Asian Language** |
22 |
0.15% |
47 |
0.28% |
Other |
45 |
0.30% |
9 |
0.05% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
14,812 |
100.00% |
16,872 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
60 |
20.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
24 |
16.11% |
Asian Language** |
9 |
19.15% |
Other Language |
2 |
22.22% |
Total |
95 |
0.56% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
27 |
27.27% |
Other Indo-European* |
43 |
23.76% |
Asian Language** |
17 |
77.27% |
Other Language |
31 |
68.89% |
Total |
118 |
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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