Schoolcraft 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 |
7,584 |
97.13% |
8,149 |
96.95% |
Spanish |
30 |
0.38% |
73 |
0.87% |
Other Indo-European* |
175 |
2.24% |
129 |
1.53% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
0.03% |
8 |
0.10% |
Other |
17 |
0.22% |
46 |
0.55% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
7,808 |
100.00% |
8,405 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
16 |
21.92% |
Other Indo-European* |
32 |
24.81% |
Asian Language** |
3 |
37.50% |
Other Language |
9 |
19.57% |
Total |
60 |
0.71% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
12 |
40.00% |
Other Indo-European* |
64 |
36.57% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
100.00% |
Other Language |
12 |
70.59% |
Total |
90 |
1.15% |
* "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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