Oxford 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 |
46,071 |
94.39% |
49,529 |
95.45% |
Spanish |
224 |
0.46% |
318 |
0.61% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,293 |
4.70% |
1,758 |
3.39% |
Asian Language** |
41 |
0.08% |
154 |
0.30% |
Other |
181 |
0.37% |
129 |
0.25% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
48,810 |
100.00% |
51,888 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
83 |
26.10% |
Other Indo-European* |
391 |
22.24% |
Asian Language** |
41 |
26.62% |
Other Language |
36 |
27.91% |
Total |
551 |
1.06% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
49 |
21.88% |
Other Indo-European* |
442 |
19.28% |
Asian Language** |
10 |
24.39% |
Other Language |
41 |
22.65% |
Total |
542 |
1.11% |
* "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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