Jackson 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 |
133,932 |
96.57% |
141,475 |
95.61% |
Spanish |
1,547 |
1.12% |
3,071 |
2.08% |
Other Indo-European* |
2,631 |
1.90% |
2,670 |
1.80% |
Asian Language** |
461 |
0.33% |
556 |
0.38% |
Other |
119 |
0.09% |
203 |
0.14% |
Total Population Age 5+ |
138,690 |
100.00% |
147,975 |
100.00% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 2000
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
1,131 |
36.83% |
Other Indo-European* |
504 |
18.88% |
Asian Language** |
283 |
50.90% |
Other Language |
82 |
40.39% |
Total |
2,000 |
1.35% |
Population Speaking English Less Than "Very Well" in 1990
|
Language Spoken at Home: |
Number |
Percent |
Spanish |
470 |
30.38% |
Other Indo-European* |
557 |
21.17% |
Asian Language** |
225 |
48.81% |
Other Language |
63 |
52.94% |
Total |
1,315 |
0.95% |
* "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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