Knox 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 |
32,810 |
96.85% |
36,258 |
96.55% |
Spanish |
160 |
0.47% |
276 |
0.73% |
Other Indo-European* |
771 |
2.28% |
884 |
2.35% |
Asian Language** |
24 |
0.07% |
97 |
0.26% |
Other |
113 |
0.33% |
37 |
0.10% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
33,878 |
100.00% |
37,552 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
62 |
22.46% |
Other Indo-European* |
116 |
13.12% |
Asian Language** |
26 |
26.80% |
Other Language |
4 |
10.81% |
Total |
208 |
0.55% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
42 |
26.25% |
Other Indo-European* |
217 |
28.15% |
Asian Language** |
4 |
16.67% |
Other Language |
30 |
26.55% |
Total |
293 |
0.86% |
* "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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