Alger 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 |
8,003 |
95.01% |
8,938 |
94.77% |
Spanish |
6 |
0.07% |
159 |
1.69% |
Other Indo-European* |
106 |
1.26% |
110 |
1.17% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
0.00% |
10 |
0.11% |
Other |
308 |
3.66% |
214 |
2.27% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
8,423 |
100.00% |
9,431 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
62 |
38.99% |
Other Indo-European* |
23 |
20.91% |
Asian Language** |
2 |
20.00% |
Other Language |
43 |
20.09% |
Total |
130 |
1.38% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
0 |
- |
Other Indo-European* |
43 |
40.57% |
Asian Language** |
0 |
- |
Other Language |
64 |
20.78% |
Total |
107 |
1.27% |
* "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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