Fayette 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
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|
1990 |
|
2000 |
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|
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Only English |
200,138 |
95.23% |
224,074 |
91.66% |
Spanish |
3,299 |
1.57% |
9,778 |
4.00% |
Other Indo-European* |
3,573 |
1.70% |
5,313 |
2.17% |
Asian Language** |
2,395 |
1.14% |
4,179 |
1.71% |
Other |
758 |
0.36% |
1,111 |
0.45% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
210,163 |
100.00% |
244,455 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
5,319 |
54.40% |
Other Indo-European* |
1,446 |
27.22% |
Asian Language** |
2,336 |
55.90% |
Other Language |
258 |
23.22% |
Total |
9,359 |
3.83% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,352 |
40.98% |
Other Indo-European* |
868 |
24.29% |
Asian Language** |
1,401 |
58.50% |
Other Language |
359 |
47.36% |
Total |
3,980 |
1.89% |
* "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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