Wexford 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 |
23,680 |
97.48% |
27,651 |
96.90% |
Spanish |
194 |
0.80% |
308 |
1.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
282 |
1.16% |
436 |
1.53% |
Asian Language** |
81 |
0.33% |
81 |
0.28% |
Other |
56 |
0.23% |
60 |
0.21% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
24,293 |
100.00% |
28,536 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
76 |
24.68% |
Other Indo-European* |
160 |
36.70% |
Asian Language** |
17 |
20.99% |
Other Language |
28 |
46.67% |
Total |
281 |
0.98% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
62 |
31.96% |
Other Indo-European* |
132 |
46.81% |
Asian Language** |
39 |
48.15% |
Other Language |
5 |
8.93% |
Total |
238 |
0.98% |
* "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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