Laurel 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 |
39,932 |
98.53% |
47,923 |
97.87% |
Spanish |
209 |
0.52% |
432 |
0.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
382 |
0.94% |
477 |
0.97% |
Asian Language** |
6 |
0.01% |
113 |
0.23% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
20 |
0.04% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
40,529 |
100.00% |
48,965 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
178 |
41.20% |
Other Indo-European* |
100 |
20.96% |
Asian Language** |
63 |
55.75% |
Other Language |
5 |
25.00% |
Total |
346 |
0.71% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
63 |
30.14% |
Other Indo-European* |
115 |
30.10% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
178 |
0.44% |
* "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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