Campbell 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 |
75,594 |
97.71% |
79,921 |
96.83% |
Spanish |
587 |
0.76% |
1,308 |
1.58% |
Other Indo-European* |
978 |
1.26% |
969 |
1.17% |
Asian Language** |
180 |
0.23% |
261 |
0.32% |
Other |
30 |
0.04% |
77 |
0.09% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
77,369 |
100.00% |
82,536 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
594 |
45.41% |
Other Indo-European* |
288 |
29.72% |
Asian Language** |
110 |
42.15% |
Other Language |
8 |
10.39% |
Total |
1,000 |
1.21% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
209 |
35.60% |
Other Indo-European* |
228 |
23.31% |
Asian Language** |
58 |
32.22% |
Other Language |
19 |
63.33% |
Total |
514 |
0.66% |
* "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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