Nelson 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 |
27,061 |
98.38% |
33,837 |
97.40% |
Spanish |
145 |
0.53% |
433 |
1.25% |
Other Indo-European* |
237 |
0.86% |
239 |
0.69% |
Asian Language** |
52 |
0.19% |
215 |
0.62% |
Other |
12 |
0.04% |
17 |
0.05% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
27,507 |
100.00% |
34,741 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
169 |
39.03% |
Other Indo-European* |
78 |
32.64% |
Asian Language** |
117 |
54.42% |
Other Language |
8 |
47.06% |
Total |
372 |
1.07% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
88 |
60.69% |
Other Indo-European* |
51 |
21.52% |
Asian Language** |
29 |
55.77% |
Other Language |
12 |
100.00% |
Total |
180 |
0.65% |
* "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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