Marshall 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 |
25,167 |
98.29% |
28,039 |
98.26% |
Spanish |
226 |
0.88% |
246 |
0.86% |
Other Indo-European* |
194 |
0.76% |
153 |
0.54% |
Asian Language** |
19 |
0.07% |
85 |
0.30% |
Other |
0 |
0.00% |
12 |
0.04% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
25,606 |
100.00% |
28,535 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
138 |
56.10% |
Other Indo-European* |
79 |
51.63% |
Asian Language** |
46 |
54.12% |
Other Language |
6 |
50.00% |
Total |
269 |
0.94% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
39 |
17.26% |
Other Indo-European* |
41 |
21.13% |
Asian Language** |
13 |
68.42% |
Other Language |
0 |
- |
Total |
93 |
0.36% |
* "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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