Johnson 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 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
311,628 |
95.28% |
383,228 |
91.80% |
Spanish |
5,002 |
1.53% |
14,678 |
3.52% |
Other Indo-European* |
6,817 |
2.08% |
10,253 |
2.46% |
Asian Language** |
3,095 |
0.95% |
7,878 |
1.89% |
Other |
522 |
0.16% |
1,412 |
0.34% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
327,064 |
100.00% |
417,449 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
6,864 |
46.76% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,684 |
26.18% |
Asian Language** |
3,406 |
43.23% |
Other Language |
274 |
19.41% |
Total |
13,228 |
3.17% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,369 |
27.37% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,708 |
25.06% |
Asian Language** |
1,458 |
47.11% |
Other Language |
124 |
23.75% |
Total |
4,659 |
1.42% |
* "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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